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Wisdom comes by disillusionment. - George Santayana

Wisdom comes by disillusionment. – George Santayana

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Bid, then, the tender light of faith to shine By which alone the mortal heart is led Unto the thinking of the thought divine. – George Santayana

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By natures kindly disposition most questions which it is beyond a mans power to answer do not occur to him at all. – George Santayana

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