George Santayana1863–1952The quotations of
George Santayana
Spanish-American philosopher
1863–1952
22 quotes, most often on Life & Death, Philosophy and Truth & Lies.
Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.
Introduction to The Ethics of Spinoza (1910)- The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress (1905-1906), Vol. II, Reason in Society, Ch. IV: The Aristocratic Ideal
- The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress (1905-1906), Vol. I, Reason in Common Sense
- Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies (1922)
- The Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy (1911), p. 64
- The Sense of Beauty (1896), Pt. III, Form; § 30: “The average modified in the direction of pleasure.”, p. 125
- The Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy (1911), p. 48
