Quotes About Balance

If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him.

Good and evil keep very exact accounts... and the face of every man is their ledger.

Don't rely on men but don't shun them either.

A man is never drunk if he can lay on the floor without holding on.

The art of governing is a great metier, requiring the whole man, and it is therefore not well for a ruler to have too strong tendencies for other affairs.

Be cautious, but not too cautious; do not be too much afraid of making a mistake; a man who never makes a mistake will make nothing.

Man is always and everywhere a blight on the landscape.

No man's body is as strong as his appetites, but Heaven has corrected the boundlessness of his voluptuous desires by stinting his strength and contracting his capacities.

Fortunately, there is a sane equilibrium in the character of nations, as there is in that of men.

A good reliable set of bowels is worth more to a man than any quantity of brains.

If a man is right, he can't be too radical; if he is wrong, he can't be too conservative.

I find a woman's point of view much grander and finer than a man's.

I actually think it's a good thing that men also have the option to take leave. 'Cause sometimes women are breadwinners in the family.

First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out his arms.

The wise man puts himself last and finds himself first.

A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.

Man is ruled by Earth. Earth is ruled by Heaven. Heaven is ruled by the Way. The Way is ruled by itself.

It is a great pity but tis certain from every day's observation of man, that he may be set on fire like a candle, at either end provided there is a sufficient wick standing out.

Every man is made of clay and diamond, and no woman can nourish both.

A great gulf, however, has been opened between man's material advance and his social and moral progress, a gulf in which he may one day be lost if it is not closed or narrowed.

The golden eye of justice sees, and requites the unjust man.

Happiness presents itself to man, wearing the crown of sorrow on its head. He who welcomes it must also welcome sorrow.

We want men who will fix their eyes on the stars, but who will not forget that their feet must walk on the ground.

Ill-health, of body or of mind, is defeat. Health alone is victory. Let all men, if they can manage it, contrive to be healthy!