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There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read more
There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write.
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter read more
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.
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.
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.
The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
Man always travels along precipices. His truest obligation is to keep his balance.
Man always travels along precipices. His truest obligation is to keep his balance.
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.
Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men -- the read more
Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men -- the balance-wheel of the social machinery.
Problems arise in that one has to find a balance between what people need from you and what you need read more
Problems arise in that one has to find a balance between what people need from you and what you need for yourself.
