Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

Quote by George Santayana

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Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.

Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.

There is nothing to which men, while they have food and drink, cannot reconcile themselves.

There is nothing to which men, while they have food and drink, cannot reconcile themselves.

There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite...

There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite...

Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean....

Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean....

To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the...

To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the...

All thought is naught but a footnote to Plato.

All thought is naught but a footnote to Plato.

The existence of any evil anywhere at any time absolutely ruins a total optimism.

The existence of any evil anywhere at any time absolutely ruins a total optimism.

One's friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.

One's friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.

A conception not reducible to the small change of daily experience is like a currency...

A conception not reducible to the small change of daily experience is like a currency...

Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.

The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.

Half our standards come from our first masters, and the other half from our first...

Half our standards come from our first masters, and the other half from our first...

The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is...

The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is...

Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own finitude, and his finitude...

Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own finitude, and his finitude...

In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or...

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or...

It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one...

It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one...

Nothing is inherently and invincibly young except spirit. And spirit can enter a human being...

Nothing is inherently and invincibly young except spirit. And spirit can enter a human being...

I never feel age ... If you have creative work, you don't have age or...

I never feel age ... If you have creative work, you don't have age or...

The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood,...

The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood,...

When you see a married couple walking down the street, the one that's a few...

When you see a married couple walking down the street, the one that's a few...