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    Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or very foolish imagine otherwise

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Fortunate, indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself and holds a just balance between what read more

Fortunate, indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself and holds a just balance between what he can acquire and what he can use.

by Peter Latham Found in: Balance Quotes,
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Despite the encouraging and wonderful gains and the changes for women which have occurred in my lifetime, there is still read more

Despite the encouraging and wonderful gains and the changes for women which have occurred in my lifetime, there is still room to advance and to promote correction of the remaining deficiencies and imbalances.

by Sandra Day O'connor Found in: Balance Quotes,
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There's a balance in my life, there's reality and there's the part that looks really glamorous, but we're all just read more

There's a balance in my life, there's reality and there's the part that looks really glamorous, but we're all just people in the end.

by Olivia Newton-john Found in: Balance Quotes,
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I make money using my brains and lose money listening to my heart. But in the long run my books read more

I make money using my brains and lose money listening to my heart. But in the long run my books balance pretty well.

by Kate Seredy Found in: Balance Quotes,
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The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.

The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.

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The balance of nature is reached when heating the house costs as much as going south for the winter.

The balance of nature is reached when heating the house costs as much as going south for the winter.

by James H. Mcgavran Found in: Balance Quotes,
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People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Balance Quotes,
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In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and read more

In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and may, one day, ask to have returned.

by Beryl Markham Found in: Balance Quotes,
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If this phrase of the "balance of power" is to be always an argument for war, the pretext for war read more

If this phrase of the "balance of power" is to be always an argument for war, the pretext for war will never be wanting, and peace can never be secure.

by John Bright Found in: Balance Quotes,
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