"Life is a sea of sorrow in the midst of islands of happiness."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Balance, Life, Sorrow, Happiness

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"When bored of sitting, move! When bored of moving, sit! Balance your life or there will remain neither moving nor sitting in your life but only falling!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

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"We live here for five to fifty years (in this world, in the relative) and we are searching for beautiful houses there, while where we have to live permanently (moksha; in the Real, Self), there is no work being done for it; and no one is even inquiring about that (place). The world is baseless/disorderly. 'Do something for here and do something for there'. We are not saying not to do anything for here. Do both. Don't you have two hands?"

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

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"The supreme hallmark of reality is balance."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"Eating organic for good health and spending your day sitting down using a wireless computer that is next to a WiFi router is a classic case of Yin & Yang."

Steven Magee, British Author

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"God has said for us to know bad, as bad and good, as good. But while knowing the bad, there should not be the slightest abhorrence towards it and while knowing the good, there should not be slightest attachment towards it. Without knowing bad, as bad, the good cannot be known as good."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

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"When you cry and laugh at the same time, you have reached a state of balance."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

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"The balance of life, every loss is a gain. And every gain is a loss."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"The effect of overworking, we miss sacred moments."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

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"I have been fairly misunderstood by those who think only of the heart and thereby leave the mind behind. They both are vital and important aspects of our created humanity...in the image of God."

R. Alan Woods, American Author

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"When they judge you, yawn. When they misunderstand you, smile. When they underestimate you, laugh. When they condemn you, ignore. When they envy you, rejoice. When they oppose you, prevail."

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"Why weep when it takes less energy to laugh? Why frown when it takes less energy to smile? Why despair when it takes less energy to hope? Why fear when it takes less energy to love?"

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"When bored of sitting, move! When bored of moving, sit! Balance your life or there will remain neither moving nor sitting in your life but only falling!"

"The supreme hallmark of reality is balance."

"Eating organic for good health and spending your day sitting down using a wireless computer that is next to a WiFi router is a classic case of Yin & Yang."

"God has said for us to know bad, as bad and good, as good. But while knowing the bad, there should not be the slightest abhorrence towards it and while knowing the good, there should not be slightest attachment towards it. Without knowing bad, as bad, the good cannot be known as good."

"When you cry and laugh at the same time, you have reached a state of balance."

"The balance of life, every loss is a gain. And every gain is a loss."

"The effect of overworking, we miss sacred moments."

"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."

"I have been fairly misunderstood by those who think only of the heart and thereby leave the mind behind. They both are vital and important aspects of our created humanity...in the image of God."

Explore more quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo

"Brave cubs become fierce lions."

"The mind is the ultimate hallway to the world, the soul is the ultimate stairway to the universe."

"The greatest among you are those with the greatest love. The richest among you are those with the most joy."

"Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro."

"If a fly lands on your food, do not use a hammer to remove it."

"Throw a warrior to the wolves and he'll return a conqueror."

"When they judge you, yawn. When they misunderstand you, smile. When they underestimate you, laugh. When they condemn you, ignore. When they envy you, rejoice. When they oppose you, prevail."

"Stars don't beg the sky to shine."

"You cannot truly know pleasure without pain. You cannot truly know strength without weakness. You cannot truly know joy without sorrow. You cannot truly know hope without despair."

"Why weep when it takes less energy to laugh? Why frown when it takes less energy to smile? Why despair when it takes less energy to hope? Why fear when it takes less energy to love?"