Quotes About Equilibrium

Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest.

The price of peace is righteousness.

For me, it's all about balancing your priorities.

I am trying to prioritize and keep everything in balance, which for me is not easy.

There is no place for any kind of extremism in society.

I'm not an extremist, you know.

The sour quality is set opposite to the bitter and the sweet, and is a good temper to all, a refreshing and cooling when the bitter and the sweet qualities are too much elevated or too preponderant.

I have such a temperament that I cannot do anything in excess.

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

The constancy of the blood sugar level is maintained by a complex physiological mechanism, a homeostatic mechanism of the same order as those which maintain the body temperature, the blood pressure or the heart rate at normal levels and control many other functions.

So it is with blackberries. If you pull too hard, you may get the berry but you will lose the sweetness of it. On the other hand, if you leave it, it may be gone the next time you come by. Each person must find this point of equilibrium for himself.

The thing that you must remember about energy is that it is conserved , which is to say that there is always the same amount of it. It may convert from one form or another but the total amount is always the same.

Nothing to extremes, everything in moderation.

Life's all about balance. And one of the most vital of all balance points is the one involving freedom and responsibility.

Balance making it happen with letting it happen.

As human beings, we are genetically programmed to resist change and maintain a state of equilibrium.

The Golden Mean Doctrine, which states that virtuous behavior requires one to walk the middle ground between asceticism and indulgence. To take the path of moderation between excess and deprivation. To avoid being an extremist in any dimension of one's life. Here's a maxim that's worth remembering: Restriction promotes addiction.

Life is a physics problem. Bodies in motion.

You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair. In the end it's all a question of balance.

the secret of survival was to balance hope and despair

countervailing

A real coin flipped by a real human trended closer to 51-49 in favor of whichever side was uppermost at the outset.

A vivid example of such a change in social equilibrium occurred in the months after the attacks of September 11, 2001, when travelers, afraid to take airplanes, suddenly switched to cars. Their fear translated into about 1,000 more highway fatalities in that period than in the same period the year before—hidden casualties of the September 11 attack.24

A vivid example of such a change in social equilibrium occurred in the months after the attacks of September 11, 2001, when travelers, afraid to take airplanes, suddenly switched to cars. Their fear translated into about 1,000 more highway fatalities in that period than in the same period the year before—hidden casualties of the September 11 attack.24 But