A great man need not be virtuous, nor his opinions · George Santayana

Well-bred instinct meets reason halfway.

A great man need not be virtuous, nor his opinions right, but he must have a firm mind, a distinctive luminous character.

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George Santayana

1863-12-16 — 1952-09-26 · Madrid

George Santayana was a Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist. His works cover a wide range of topics, including aesthetics, ethics, epistemology, and political philosophy. Santayana is known for his elegant prose and his philosophical skepticism, which led him to question many traditional beliefs.