Quotes about Balance

Is there any way to restore harmony to the world? It can be done only by someone coming in from eternity and stopping the note in its wild flight. But will it still be a false note? The harmony can be destroyed on one condition only. If that note is made the first note in a new melody, then it will become harmonious.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

Our bodies are truly the result of what we eat, what we think about, and the exercise we receive. If we are not wise, these little things can soon cause major health problems that will limit our success and ability to serve.

The highest point of philosophy is to be both wise and simple; this is the angelic life.

The world is neither wise nor just, but it makes up for all its folly and injustice by being damnably sentimental.

The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man sees in it, on the contrary, the potent Law of Laws.

The wish for healing has always been half of health.

On one level, I am a massive joker and can't take anything seriously, but on the other hand, I'm incredibly serious and a deep thinker, so I have that dichotomy within me.

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.

Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.

Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character.

To attempt seeing Truth without knowing Falsehood. It is the attempt to see the Light without knowing the Darkness. It cannot be.