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George Santayana
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Which one of these four quotes is attributed to George Santayana?
→ The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity.
→ The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.
→ A great literary masterpiece is simply a dictionary in disorder.
→ Only the dead have seen the end of war.
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Pick the quote attributed to George Santayana.
→ Too little liberty brings stagnation and too much brings chaos.
→ All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy.
→ Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
→ If, after all, men cannot always make history have meaning, they can always act so that their own lives have one.
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Select the quotation attributed to George Santayana.
→ Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him.
→ I really believe that more harm is done by old men who cling to their influence than by young men who anticipate it.
→ A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.
→ A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.
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One of these may be attributed to George Santayana. Which one?
→ Beauty as we feel it is something indescribable; what it is or what it means can never be said.
→ If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to treat everything as if it were a nail.
→ As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death.
→ There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.
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Which one of these belongs to George Santayana?
→ The earth has music for those who listen.
→ A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.
→ Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.
→ Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
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Can you identify the right quote belonging to George Santayana?
→ Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
→ To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
→ Impartiality is not neutrality. It is partiality for justice.
→ Wisdom comes by disillusionment.
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