Quotes About Balance

A wise man does not trust all his eggs to one basket.

If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.

His life was gentle, and the elements So mixed in him that nature might stand up

Moderation is an ostentatious proof of our strength of character.

Generous people are rarely mentally ill people.

A man of gladness seldom falls into madness.

A civilized society is one that exhibits the five qualities of truth, beauty, adventure, art and peace.

Let us humour if we can The vertical man Though we value none But the horizontal one.

Commerce is the equalizer of the wealth of nations.

He that rides his hobby gently must always give way to him that rides his hobby hard.

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by traffic from both sides.

He who walks in the middle of the road gets hit from both sides.

The man who sees both sides of an issue is very likely on the fence or up a tree.

Show me a person who is not an extremist about some things, who is a "middle-of-the-roader" in everything, and I will show you someone who is insecure.

I thought I was in love once, and then later I thought maybe it was just an inner-ear imbalance.

The bee and the serpent often sip from the selfsame flower.

If the poor man cannot always get meat, the rich man cannot always digest it.

Nothing is pure and entire of a piece. All advantages are attended with disadvantages. A universal compensation prevails in all conditions of being and existence.

The prickly thorn often bears soft roses.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is a temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship.

If you don't concentrate, you'll end up on your rear.

A bird can roost but on one branch. A mouse can drink no more than its fill from a river.

While the work or play is on ... don't constantly feel you ought to be doing the other.

When one is learning, one should not think of play; and when one is at play, one should not think of learning.