Beauty is a pledge of the possible conformity between the soul and nat…

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Beauty is a pledge of the possible conformity between the soul and nature, and consequently a ground of faith in the supremacy of the good. ✨ George Santayana (2004). The Sense of Beauty, p.270, Cosimo, Inc.
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The muffled syllables that Nature speaks Fill us with deeper longing for her word; She hides a meaning that the spirit seeks, She makes a sweeter music than is heard. ✨ George Santayana (1922). Poems
Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are. ✨ George Santayana (1970). Three Philosophical Poets: Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe, p.19, Library of Alexandria
In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.
Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end. ✨ George Santayana (2015). The Life of Reason: Human Understanding, p.138, 谷月社
The mass of mankind is divided into two classes, the Sancho Panza's who have a sense for reality, but no ideals, and the Don Quixote's with a sense for ideals, but mad. ✨ George Santayana (1936). The … ▶

Beauty is a pledge of the possible conformity between the soul and nature, and consequently a ground of faith in the supremacy of the good. ✨ George Santayana (2004). The Sense of Beauty, p.270, Cosimo, Inc.

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