Quotes About Balance

It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.

The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life.

A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.

We sleep 1/3 of our lives away.

La vie c'est comme la bicyclette : quand on arrête de pédaler on tombe.

The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat.

A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness. Imperial Hotel note paper, Tokyo Japan, 1922

When we first got married, we made a pact. It was this: In our life together, it was decided I would make all of the big decisions and my wife would make all of the little decisions. For fifty years, we have held true to that agreement. I believe that is the reason for the success in our marriage. However, the strange thing is that in fifty years, there hasn't been one big decision.

Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.

The perfection of means and the confusion of ends seems to be our problem.

From discord, find Harmony.

One must divide one's time between politics and equations. But our equations are much more important to me, because politics is for the present, while our equations are for eternity.

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.

Human knowledge and skills alone cannot lead humanity to a happy and dignified life.

Order is needed by the ignorant but it takes a genius to master chaos.

A serious-minded man enjoys a good laugh now and then.

The golden proportion] is a scale of proportions which makes the bad difficult [to produce] and the good easy.

Things should be as simple as possible and no simpler.

life is like ridding bicycle . to keep your balance you must keep moving

It is a scale of proportions which makes the bad difficult and the good easy

I also consider that plain living is good for everybody, physically and mentally.

Reading after a certain age diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking, just as the man who spends too much time in the theatre is tempted to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life.

Perché questa stupenda scienza applicata che risparmia lavoro e rende la vita più facile ci porta così poca felicità? La risposta è semplice: perché non abbiamo ancora imparato a farne un uso assennato

Life is like riding a bicycle. You must keep moving to maintain the balance.