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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 balance sheets cannot write.

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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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Jimmy says he'll never tell a lie. Well, I lie all the time. 1 have to -- to balance the read more

Jimmy says he'll never tell a lie. Well, I lie all the time. 1 have to -- to balance the family ticket.

by Lillian Carter 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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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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Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence read more

Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession.

by Julia Ward Howe Found in: Balance Quotes,
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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.

by Jessye Norman Found in: Balance Quotes,
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Journalism has always existed in two different realities . . . the economic marketplace and [the] special institution to serve read more

Journalism has always existed in two different realities . . . the economic marketplace and [the] special institution to serve the public interest. The traditional balance between those two has become destabilized. Economic reality has taken over.

by Joan Konner 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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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.

by Carl Gustav Jung Found in: Balance Quotes,
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