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Albert EinsteinLife is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

—  Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-Jewish physicist

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Lao-TzuThe flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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Sigmund FreudThe poor ego has a hard time; it has to serve three harsh masters, and it has to do its best to reconcile the demands of all three…The three tyrants are the external world, the superego, and the id.

—  Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, Austrian psychologist, founder of psychoanalysis

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Pablo PicassoEvery positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Aleister CrowleyBalance every thought with its opposition. Because the marriage of them is the destruction of illusion.

—  Aleister Crowley, 1875-1945, British magician & occultist,

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Lao-TzuFailure is the foundation of success, and the means by which it is achieved. Success is the lurking-place of failure; but who can tell when the turning-point will come?

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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Pablo PicassoThe hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Victor HugoTo put everything in balance is good, to put everything in harmony is better.

—  Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer

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Calvin CoolidgeDon't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

—  Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, American President [1923-1929]

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RumiLife is balance of holding on and letting go.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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RumiAll your anxiety is because of your desire for harmony. Seek disharmony, then you will gain peace.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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NapoleonFrom the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Eric HofferAction is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat.

—  Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher

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Walt DisneyFor every laugh, there should be a tear.

—  Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American businessman & cartoonist

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Steve JobsMy model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other’s kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other and the total was greater than the sum of the parts.

—  Steve Jobs, 1955-2011, American businessman

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Henry KissingerIn the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by balance of power.

—  Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician

José SaramagoSometimes I say that writing a novel is the same as constructing a chair: a person must be able to sit in it, to be balanced on it. If I can produce a great chair, even better. But above all I have to make sure that it has four stable feet.

—  José Saramago, 1922-2010, Portuguese writer [Nobel 1998]

Marty RubinPerfect balance is the art of falling gracefully.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Frank HerbertThere is not secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves.

—  Frank Herbert, 1920-1986, American sci-fi writer

Carl von ClausewitzA strong character is one that will not be unbalanced by the most powerful emotions.

—  Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian military theorist

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English proverbYou win some, you lose some.

—  English proverb

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