Balance Quotes

"Bestowing representation on the basis of equal representation rather than population contradicts the fundamental maxim of republican government, which requires that the sense of the majority must prevail."

- Alexander Hamilton

"Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon a majority of them to secure sober action and a respect for the rights of the minority."

- William Howard Taft

"Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones."

- Seneca

"In your actions, don't procrastinate. In your conversations, don't confuse. In your thoughts, don't wander. In your soul, don't be passive or aggressive."

- Marcus Aurelius

"In your actions, don't procrastinate. In your conversations, don't confuse. In your thoughts, don't wander. In your soul, don't be passive or aggressive. In your life, don't be all about business."

- Marcus Aurelius

"Inwardly, we ought to be different in every respect, but our outward dress should blend in with the crowd."

- Seneca

"A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope."

- Epictetus

"One martini is alright, two is too many, three is not enough."

- James Thurber

"Drink moderately, for drunkenness neither keeps a secret, nor observes a promise."

- Miguel de Cervantes

"Sunday is a good day to save the world in one’s pajamas."

- Adrienne Posey

"I don't drink anymore, on the other hand I don't drink any less either."

- W. C. Fields

"I work until beer o'clock."

- Stephen King

"Why do I drink Champagne for breakfast? Doesn't everyone?"

- Noel Coward

"I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion."

- Miguel de Cervantes

"One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough."

- James Thurber

"Champagne and orange juice is a great drink. The orange improves the Champagne. The Champagne definitely improves the orange."

- Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

"There's nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation."

- John Candy

"Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation."

- Saint Augustine

"I drink Champagne when I win, to celebrate. And I drink Champagne when I lose, to console myself."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

"Money is in some respects like fire; it is a very excellent servant but a terrible master."

- P.T. Barnum

"If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed."

- Edmund Burke

"Riches either serve or govern the possessor."

- Horace

"Making money is a hobby that will complement any other hobbies you have, beautifully."

- Scott Alexander

"Money is in some respects life’s fire: It is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master."

- P.T. Barnum

"Sunday is a ribbon that ties together time’s gentle segments with ease."

"There is luck in leisure."

"Work hard during the week and relax harder during the weekend."

"Find balance in the rhythm of Saturdays."

"Saturday is a day to do what you want and forget about what you have to do."

"Saturday: when all your chores are on your to-do list for someone else to do."