“ Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them. George Santayana
“ The degree in which a poet's imagination dominates reality is, in the end, the exact measure of his importance and dignity. George Santayana
“ The word experience is like a shrapnel shell, and bursts into a thousand meanings. George Santayana
“ Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean. Knowledge is recognition of something absent it is a salutation, not an embrace. George Santayana
“ It takes patience to appreciate domestic bliss volatile spirits prefer unhappiness. George Santayana
“ The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate they are green and vigorous in old age. George Santayana
