"Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it." ― George Santayana Topic(s): Wisdom Tags: almost, every, saying More From George Santayana "Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt, but cannot be reduced to a common denominator." "Parents lend children their experience and a vicarious memory; children endow their parents with a vicarious immortality." "Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness." More In Wisdom "Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense."― Henry Miller "Be happy. It’s one way of being wise."― Sidonie Gabrielle Colette "Knowledge is the consequence of time, and multitude of days are fittest to teach wisdom."― Jeremy Collier