Quote by George Santayana
Wisdom comes by disillusionment. - George Santayana

Wisdom comes by disillusionment. – George Santayana

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That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject. – George Santayana

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Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom. – Anatole France

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The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. – William Blake

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Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. – Archimedes

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To suppose more than one supreme Source of infinite wisdom, power, and all perfections, is to assert that there is no supreme Being in existence. – Adam Clarke

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