Quotes about Balance

Revolution, in order to be creative, cannot do without either a moral or metaphysical rule to balance the insanity of history.

It is appallingly obvious that our technology exceeds our humanity.

Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.

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

Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no sunday, it becomes an orphan.

Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

We are now forming a republican government. Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.

All extremes are pernicious in various ways.

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.

It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser.

Did you know there's a difference between being busy and being fruitful? Did you ever stop to think that just being busy - running around in circles all day but not accomplishing anything - is the same as wasting your time? It's frustrating to expend so much energy and time and not have any fruit from your effort!