love make us poets, and the approach of death should make us... - George Santayana
"love make us poets, and the approach of death should make us philosophers."
"love make us poets, and the approach of death should make us philosophers."
"One's friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human."
"Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier; and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions."
"An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world."
"To be happy you must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world."
"The earth has music for those who listen."