Quotes About Balance

You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.

We all have to decide how we are going to fail, by not going far enough or by going too far.

Saying no can be the ultimate self-care.

If some countries have too much history, we have too much geography.

The reality is that I need to be challenged and interested, as long as the risk and reward is in line.

We need to live in mindful harmony with our feelings, not attempt to control them.

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.

Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness

I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.

The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.

Danger is when you are split three ways: Your soul goes one way, your mind goes another way and your body goes yet another way.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

Child, you have to learn to see things in the right proportions. Learn to see great things great and small things small.

Pick the weeds and keep the flowers.

Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.

It is important that you strive for humility, but not humiliation, for a cool, level-headed confidence, not a stiff, delusional arrogance.

Arrogance is a killer, and wearing ambition on one's sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance and self-confidence.

Read. Read 1000 pages for every 1 page that you write.

Most people's strategy to achieve more is to do more. But when you focus on becoming more, you find that you can achieve more by doing less.

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

All the money in the world doesn't mean a thing if you don't have time to enjoy it.

Personally, I enjoy working about 18 hours a day. Besides the short catnaps I take each day, I average about four to five hours of sleep per night.

Tranquil as a forest, but on fire within, once you find your center, you are sure to win.

No sane man will dance.