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There is no greater stupidity or meanness than to take uniformity for an ideal, as if it were not a benefit and a joy to a man, being what he is, to know that many are, have been, and will be better than he.

There is no greater stupidity or meanness than to take uniformity for an ideal, as if it were not a benefit and a joy to a man, being what he is, to know that many are, have been, and will be better than he.

George Santayana
Men, Stupidity, Joy
George Santayana (2015). “The Life of Reason: Human Understanding”, p.59, 谷月社

Spirituality lies in regarding existence merely as a vehicle for contemplation, and contemplation merely a vehicle for joy.

George Santayana
Spiritual, Lying, Joy
George Santayana (1936). “The Philosophy of Santayana”

It is a new road to happiness, if you have strength enough to castigate a little the various impulses that sway you in turn.

George Santayana
Happiness, Joy, Littles
George Santayana (2014). “Winds of Doctrine: Studies in Contemporary Opinion”, p.19, The Floating Press

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