Quotes About Balance

He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk.

Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.

We have two ears and one mouth so we may listen more and talk the less.

Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.

No es posible vivir feliz sin vivir sensata, honesta y justamente, ni vivir sensata, honesta y justamente sin vivir feliz.

No es posible vivir feliz si no se lleva una vida bella, justa y virtuosa, ni llevar una vida bella, justa y virtuosa sin ser feliz.

Non bisogna far violenza sulla natura ma persuaderla.

Es preciso reír y, al mismo tiempo, filosofar, cuidar de los asuntos domésticos y mantener las demás relaciones habituales, sin dejar de proclamar jamás las máximas de la recta filosofía.

Quando dunque diciamo che il bene è il piacere, […] intendiamo […] quanto aiuta il corpo a non soffrire e l'animo a essere sereno.

It is impossible to live pleasurably without living wisely, well, and justly, and impossible to live wisely, well, and justly without living pleasurably.

He who is calm disturbs neither himself nor others.

Stay calm and pedal on

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.

With the Epicureans it was never science for the sake of science but always science for the sake of human happiness.

I am grateful to blessed Nature, because she made what is necessary easy to acquire and what is hard to acquire unnecessary.

We must laugh and philosophize and manage our households and look after our other affairs all at the same time, and never stop proclaiming the words of the true philosophy.

It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly, and it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living pleasantly.

Orang yang ingin hidup tenteram, jangan menimbulkan kegalauan bagi dirinya sendiri mau pun bagi orang lain.

Non aspetti il giovane a filosofare, né il vecchio di filosofare si stanchi: nessuno è troppo giovane o troppo vecchio per la salute dell'anima.

Tidak mungkin kita hidup bahagia kalau kita hidup dengan sembrono, tidak melakukan perbuatan-perbuatan yang layak dan tidak berlaku adil. Orang yang tidak melakukan perbuatan-perbuatan yang baik, tidak bisa hidup dengan senang.

Buah terbaik dari keadilan adalah ketenteraman.

One who understands the limits of the good life knows that what eliminates the pains brought on by need and what makes the whole of life perfect is easily obtained, so that there is no need for enterprises that entail the struggle for success.19