... so in love the heart surrenders itself entirely to the one being t…

George Santayana
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... so in love the heart surrenders itself entirely to the one being that has known how to touch it. That being is not selected; it is recognised and obeyed. ✨ The Philosophy of Santayana: Selections from All the Works of George Santayana.
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He thinks he believes only what he sees, but he is much better at believing than at seeing. ✨ George Santayana (2013). Scepticism and Animal Faith, p.201, Courier Corporation
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... so in love the heart surrenders itself entirely to the one being that has known how to touch it. That being is not selected; it is recognised and obeyed. ✨ The Philosophy of Santayana: Selections from All the Works of George Santayana.

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