I have the feeling that in a balanced life one should die penniless. The trick is dismantling.

I have the feeling that in a balanced life one should die penniless. The trick is dismantling.

I always try to balance the light with the heavy -- a few tears of human spirit in with the read more

I always try to balance the light with the heavy -- a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony.

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony.

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter.

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter.

Democracy is not an easy form of government, because it is never final; it is a living, changing organism, with read more

Democracy is not an easy form of government, because it is never final; it is a living, changing organism, with a continuous shifting and adjusting of balance between individual freedom and general order.

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only read more

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

A novel is balanced between a few true impressions and a multitude of false ones that make up most of read more

A novel is balanced between a few true impressions and a multitude of false ones that make up most of what we call life.

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.

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.