Quotes About Balance

Live according to Nature, runs the maxim of the West; but according to what nature, the nature of the body or the nature which exceeds the body? This first we ought to determine.

One of the great dreams of man must be to find some place between the extremes of nature and civilization where it is possible to live without regret.

The perpetual tendency of the race of man to increase beyond the means of subsistence is one of the general laws of animated nature, which we can have no reason to expect to change.

All excesses are inimical to Nature. It is safer to proceed a little at a time, especially when changing from one regimen to another.

Nature has a surer plan than mortals can devise.

The same forces of nature which enable us to fly to the stars, enable us also to destroy our star.

When we work with nature instead of trying to impose our will, the solution is often found within the problem.

Vitality and beauty are gifts of Nature for those who live according to its laws.

I think that sexuality is the part of human beings that is closest to nature. And nature is dangerous somehow, yes, if you put nature against civilisation, nature is definitely a threat.

It was surprising that Nature had gone tranquilly on with her golden process in the midst of so much devilment.

We monsters are necessary to nature also.

In Nature there is no dirt, everything is in the right condition; the swamp and the worm, as well as the grass and the bird,-all is there for itself.

Good humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us.

How well does your experience of the sacred in nature enable you to cope more effectively with the problems of mankind when you come back to the city?

Nature is not matter only. She is also a spirit.

The best way to manage anything is by making use of its own nature.

Always remember that Nature refuses to be rushed. She can only be made to evolve and that takes time, so take heart.

Hell is our creation, and we create hell by trying to do the impossible. Heaven is our nature, it is our spontaneity. It is where we always are.

You cannot go against nature. She is stronger than the strongest of men. We can permit ourselves some liberties, but in details only.

A farmer does not grow something in the sense that he or she creates it. That human is only a small part of the whole process by which nature expresses its being.

Only the intelligent knows how to identify all things as one. . . . When one is at ease with himself, one is near Tao. This is to let Nature take its own course.

Nature always levies her tribute.

We still have to learn how to live peacefully, not only with our fellow men but also with nature.

In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary