The diseases which destroy a man are no less natural than the instinct…

George Santayana
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The diseases which destroy a man are no less natural than the instincts which preserve him. ✨ George Santayana, Martin A. Coleman (2009). The Essential Santayana: Selected Writings, p.129, Indiana University Press
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The diseases which destroy a man are no less natural than the instincts which preserve him. ✨ George Santayana, Martin A. Coleman (2009). The Essential Santayana: Selected Writings, p.129, Indiana University Press

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