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

George Santayana
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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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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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