Quotes About Balance

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope.

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.

Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better.

There is not one self. There are not ten selves. There is no self. ME is only a position in equilibrium. (One among a thousand others, continually possible and always at the ready.) An average of "me's," a movement in the crowd. In the name of many, I sign this book.

A musical theme once exhausted, finds its due refuge and repose in silence.

Peace is not in itself a dream, but we know it only as the result of a momentary equilibrium--an accident.

The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you can accomplish.

Gustavo Solivellas dice: "Piensa como un hombre de acción, actúa como un hombre de pensamiento" (Henri-Louis Berson)

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

The world never loved perfect poise. What the world does love is commonly absence of poise, for it has to be amused.

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. The imagination must be given not wings but weights.

Nagging questions remain Where is the line between making the most of one's potential and reaching for the unattainable Where is the line between education as a tool and education as a kind of magic The line is blurred and that is why when education fails, disillusionment is so bitter.

Do no dishonour to the earth least you dishonour the spirit of man.

Poetry is as necessary to comprehension as science. It is as impossible to live without reverence as it is without joy.

Man can either be less than man or more than man, and both are monsters, the last more dread.

sharpened and the house will have an odd little way of opening doors by itself and leaning to one side.

The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway.

Political parties serve to keep each other in check, one keenly watching the other.

What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on?

We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke strops our vice.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke straps our vice.

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.