You cannot prove realism to a complete sceptic or idealist; but you can show an honest man that he is not a complete sceptic or idealist, but a realist at heart. So long as he is alive his sincere philosophy must fulfil the assumptions of his life and not destroy him.
George SantayanaHe thinks he believes only what he sees, but he is much better at believing than at seeing.
George SantayanaThe tide of evolution carries everything before it, thoughts no less than bodies, and persons no less than nations.
George SantayanaWe crave support in vanity, as we do in religion, and never forgive contradictions in that sphere.
George Santayana