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• Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first come
  here is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it can be safely exchanged for fidelity and happiness....
• Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily. -- George Santayana
• America is the greatest of opportunities and the worst of influences. -- George Santayana
• Sanity is a madness put to good use. -- George Santayana
• Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament. George Santayana
• A child educated only at school is an uneducated child. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)
• Critics quarrel with other critics. With an artist, no sane man quarrels. -- George Santayana
• It is a great advantage for a system of philosophy to be substantially true. -- George Santayana
• Our dignity is not in what we do, but in what we understand. -- George Santayana