Showing posts with label George Santayana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label George Santayana. Show all posts

Friday, January 16, 2026

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks.

Saturday, October 08, 2022

Quotes for Today

Some quotes that I hope may resonate with you.

"It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes." - Thomas Aquinas

"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim." - George Santayana

"If you want to perform when the world is watching, you have to do the work when no one is watching." - Shane Parrish

"Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?" - Marcus Aurelius

Sunday, March 27, 2022

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana

"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." - Soren Kierkegaard

"Silence is a lesson learned through life's many sufferings." - Seneca

"How quickly you unlearn what you think you know often determines how far you go. A lot of adults think they know the answer so when the world tells them they're wrong, they dismiss it. And that is the moment they stop getting better." - Shane Parrish

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Quotes for Today

Some quotes that I hope may resonate with you.

"It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes." - Thomas Aquinas

"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim." - George Santayana

"If you want to perform when the world is watching, you have to do the work when no one is watching." - Shane Parrish

"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of." - Benjamin Franklin

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"The endless modern laments about how texting and emails are shortening the attention span go back to Plato, who deplored writing as a destroyer of memorizing." - Matt Ridley

"You scullion! You rampallian! You fustilarian! I'll tickle your catastrophe!" - William Shakespeare

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana

"What's in the box? WHAT'S IN THE BOX!?!" - Brad Pitt

"Silence is a lesson learned through life's many sufferings." - Seneca

"How quickly you unlearn what you think you know often determines how far you go. A lot of adults think they know the answer so when the world tells them they're wrong, they dismiss it. And that is the moment they stop getting better." - Shane Parrish