TheRealQuotes

"The habit of looking for beauty in everything makes us notice the shortcomings of things; our sense, hungry for complete satisfaction, misses the perfection it demands."

―

Imperfection

From

Philosopher

Added on

About George Santayana

George Santayana was a philosopher, essayist, and poet associated with American and European intellectual life. He is known for works including The Life of Reason and the aphorism about repeating history.

Born:

Died:

View all quotes from George Santayana

"There is only one kind of shock worse than the totally unexpected: the expected for which one has..."
"A regime that wraps itself in the flag of truth fears truth most of all, for if its story is fals..."
"Life is just a short period of time in which you are alive."