Tolerated people are never conciliated. They live on, but the aroma of their life is lost.
George SantayanaEach religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.
George SantayanaAt best, the true philosopher can fulfil his mission very imperfectly, which is to pilot himself, or at most a few voluntary companions who may find themselves in the same boat.
George Santayana