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Persons who feel themselves to be exiles in this world—and what noble…
Quote byGeorge Santayana · 1863–1952
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Winds of Doctrine: Studies in Contemporary Opinion (1913), pp. 39-40.
English (original)
Persons who feel themselves to be exiles in this world—and what noble mind, from Empedocles down, has not had that feeling?—are mightily inclined to believe themselves citizens of another.
— George Santayana
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