“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. Here was a machine of precision and balance for the convenience of man. And (unlike subsequent inventions for man's convenience) the more he used it, the fitter his body became. Here, for once, was a product of man's brain that was entirely beneficial to those who used it, and of no harm or irritation to others. Progress should have stopped when man invented the bicycle.” MenShouldPhilosophyBodyUsedHealingBrainProgressProductsBalanceShould HaveMachinesHarmInventionCyclesBikeBeneficialConvenienceTouringBicycleAttainmentPrecisionCyclingIrritationBikingCyclistsTandemTandem BikesTandem Bicycles Author:Elizabeth West
“Gandhi has sound economic and cultural reasons for encouraging the revival of cottage industries, but he does not counsel a fanatical repudiation of all modern progress. Machinery, trains, automobiles, the telegraph have played important parts in his own colossal life! Fifty years of public service, in prison and out, wrestling daily with practical details and harsh realities in the political world, have only increased his balance, open-mindedness, sanity, and humorous appreciation of the quaint human spectacle.” WorldYearsHumansDoeImportantReasonRealityPoliticalSoundProgressEconomicModernIndustryBalanceHumorousPrisonTrainDetailsAppreciationPracticalsFiftyWrestlingSanityHarshMachineryRevivalAutomobilePublic ServiceOpen MindednessCottagesColossalQuaintTelegraphHarsh Reality Author:Paramahansa Yogananda
“Vitality springs from diversity -- which makes for real progress so long as there is mutual toleration, based on the recognition that worse may come from an attempt to suppress differences than from acceptance of them. For this reason, the kind of peace that makes progress possible is best assured by the mutual checks created by a balance of forces-alike in the sphere of internal politics and of international relations.” KindMayLongRealReasonPoliticsForcePeaceDifferencesJusticePowerProgressAcceptanceBalanceDiversitySpringRelationIndependenceInternationalToleranceChecksRecognitionInternalsMutualSpheresIndividualismAssuredVitalityInternational RelationsToleration Book:Why Don't We Learn from History? Source: Why Don't We Learn from History?
“Real wisdom is recognizing and accepting that every experience is impermanent. With this insight you will not be overwhelmed by ups and downs. And when you are able to maintain an inner balance, you can choose to act in ways that will create happiness for you and for others. Living each moment happily with an equanimous mind, you will surely progress toward the ultimate goal of liberation from all suffering.” WayMindRealMomentsAbleSufferingGoalAcceptingProgressBalanceUltimateInsightLiberationOverwhelmedRecognizingUps & DownsUltimate GoalVipassanaReal Wisdom Author:S. N. Goenka
“The end of the year! I draw the balance. Inquiry of conscience and request to the Spirit for progress and maturity.” YearsEndsSpiritProgressBalanceDrawsConscienceMaturityInquiryRequest Author:Joseph Goebbels
“Those who insist that a Church program exist for every contingency and need are as much in error as their counterparts who demand that government intervene in every aspect of our lives. In both instances the ideal balance is destroyed with a resultant detriment to human progress.” NeedsHumansGovernmentChurchOur LivesProgressBalanceDemandAspectIdealsProgramErrorsDestroyedInstanceCounterpartsHuman ProgressContingency Author:Dean L. Larsen
“I think that our politics everywhere are gonna be going through this bumpy phase. But as long as we stay true to our Democratic principles, as long as elections have integrity, as long as we respect freedom of speech, freedom of religion, as long as there are checks and balances in our governments so that the people have the ability to not just make judgments about how well government is serving them but also change governments if they're not serving them well, then I have confidence that over the long term, progress will continue.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsLongGovernmentTermAbilityPrinciplesProgressBalanceIntegritySpeechJudgmentElectionDemocraticChecksLong TermServingPhasesFreedom Of SpeechHave ConfidenceStay TrueFreedom Of Religion Author:Barack Obama
“We need more emphasis on linking jobs and economic progress with environmental issues, and not allowing environmentally damaging industries to be brought into the country simply to provide employment. It's not easy to balance.” NeedsCountryJobsEasyIssuesProgressEconomicIndustryBalanceEnvironmentalEmploymentAllowingEmphasisEnvironmental IssuesEconomic Progress Author:Mary Robinson
“People are craving this great progress in electronics, going after computers, the Internet, etc. It's a giant progress technologically. But they must have a balance of soul, a balance for human beauty. That means art has an important role.” PeopleHumansMeanArtImportantSoulRolesProgressInternetBalanceComputerGiantsEtcCravingElectronicsGreat Progress Author:Mstislav Rostropovich
“I don't think balance is something you get from someone else; it's something women have to find from within. For me, finding balance is still a work in progress.” ThinkingStillsProgressBalanceFindingsWork In Progress Author:Rachel Weisz