We need sometimes to escape into open solitudes, into aimlessness, into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard in order to sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship, and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment at no matter what.

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George Santayana was a 19th-century American american philosopher. George Santayana was a Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist. Born in Spain, he moved to the United States at the age of eight. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life
  • Work — The value of effort, discipline, and meaningful labour

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