A musical education is necessary for musical judgement. What most people relish is hardly music; it is rather a drowsy reverie relieved by nervous thrills.
George SantayanaBeauty is a pledge of the possible conformity between the soul and nature, and consequently a ground of faith in the supremacy of the good.
George SantayanaTrust the man who hesitates in his speech and is quick and steady in action, but beware of long arguments and long beards.
George Santayana