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“Hangs in the uncertain balance of proud time.”

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Robert Greene is an American author known for his works on power, strategy, and human behavior. His books delve into the principles of power operation and how individuals can achieve success in complex social environments. more

“Naive optimism and pervasive pessimism are both to be avoided, therefore. It's not an easy balance to maintain, to be asked to work away in the Ninevehs of our lives without being so conscious of the coming cataclysm that we are not serious citizens of our communities and nations. By living and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ, we are doing the most relevant thing we can do by way of helping. (There are civic and other chores to be done, of course.) Day in and day out, the gospel is the one thing that is most relevant, and we are to be of good cheer.”

“The abstractionist and the materialist thus mutually exasperating each other, and the scoffer expressing the worst of materialism, there arises a third party to occupy the middle ground between these two, the skeptic, namely. He finds both wrong by being in extremes. He labors to plant his feet, to be the beam of the balance.”

Two Party Feet Middle Worst Balance Labor Thirds Plant Extremes Arise Materialism Skeptic Beam Middle Ground Third Parties Scoffers

Author:Marsilio Ficino

“We have a balance of $ .32 in the bank . . . Which makes us four-and-a-half trillion dollars richer than the federal government.”

Government Half Four Balance Dollars Federal Government

Author:Jim Borgman

“There are times when each of us has to have some gumption to take a stand as to what we wish to preserve or change in order to maintain our self-respect and not be as "a reed shaken with the wind" (Matt. 11:7) . . . . We lose much credibility and strength, and we risk being weighed on an uneven balance, when, Don Quixote-like, we go around "tilting windmills".”

Self Order Wish Loses Risk Strength Wind Balance Preserves Self Respect Credibility Reeds Windmills Gumption

Book:Reach Up for the Light

Source: Reach Up for the Light

“The gnosis of God is intermediate between immoderation, which is ascribing human characteristics to God, and negligence, which is denying any attributes to God. . . The Truth lies in the balance between the two extremes.”

Humans Two Lying Balance Extremes Characteristics Attributes Negligence Gnosis Two Extremes

Author:Ibn Ata Allah

“You were intended not only to work, but to rest, laugh, play, and have proper leisure and enjoyment. To develop an all-around personality you must have interest outside of your regular vocation that will serve to balance your business responsibilities.”

Play Interest Business Responsibility Laughing Personality Balance Enjoyment Leisure Vocation

Author:Grenville Kleiser

“It is very true that I have said that I considered Napoleon's presence in the field equal to forty thousand men in the balance. This is a very loose way of talking; but the idea is a very different one from that of his presence at a battle being equal to a reinforcement of forty thousand men.”

Men Way Said Ideas Different Talking Fields Balance Battle Thousand Equal Forty Very True Being Equal Reinforcement Way Of Talking

Author:Duke of Wellington

“When you're gone would you rather have your gravestone say, 'He never missed a meeting.' Or one that said, 'He was a great father.'”

Said Father Gone Balance Meetings Work Life Balance Life Balance Great Father Gravestone Work And Life Balance Work And Life

Author:Steve Blank

“Take care of yourself: When you don't sleep, eat crap, don't exercise, and are living off adrenaline for too long, your performance suffers. Your decisions suffer. Your company suffers. Love those close to you: Failure of your company is not failure in life. Failure in your relationship is.”

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