balance Quotes

Thus then a single harmony orders the composition of the whole...by the mingling of the most contrary principles.

Justice is a good quality that means finding a balance, guided by wisdom.

There are, then, three states of mind ... two vices--that of excess, and that of defect; and one virtue--the mean; and all these are in a certain sense opposed to one another; for the extremes are not only opposed to... ...

This much then, is clear: in all our conduct it is the mean that is to be commended.

Moderation is the right balance when it comes to pleasures.

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

"Life is like a bicycle; keep moving on to maintain balance."

Courage is a balance between fear and confidence.

The complete man must work, study and wrestle.

But obviously a state which becomes progressively more and more of a unity will cease to be a state at all. Plurality of numbers is natural in a state; and the farther it moves away from plurality towards unity, the... ...

So it is clear that the search for what is just is a search for the mean; for the law is the mean.

The best things are placed between extremes.