Eugene Delacroix Quotes

I've always believed in having a sense of balance and stealth.

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop there.

It is good discretion not make too much of any man at the first; because one cannot hold out that proportion.

Not that being so mature is a bad thing, but there are times to be mature and there are times to be loose.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.

I'm very competitive, but I know when not to be competitive. I know how to have fun, but I know when it's time to get serious. That makes things a lot easier.

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.

In order to grow old, you have to experience everything, but in moderation.

I take it to be a principle rule of life, not to be too much addicted to any one thing.

I think I am disciplined when I need to be, and relax when I can.

There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.

I'm often guilty of overcooking and too much arrangement and throwing too much at it. But I think as I get older, I'm learning better when to be empty and when to be full.

At Helsingborgs, there were ups and downs, and you need to learn how to handle it.

You try to live the experience but keep your feet on the ground, not let it go to your head, because that's when you start making mistakes.

Every experience you have in life can be applied to different things.

Sometimes I'm a bit under-aggressive and sometimes a bit over. But I think it's good to have both.

Tis possible, young sir, that some excess Mars youthful judgment and old men's no less; Yet we must take our counsel as we may For (flying years this lesson still convey), 'Tis worst unwisdom to be overwise, And not to use, but still correct one's eyes.

Be bold, but not too bold. Have courage, but not too much.

It is hard, but it is excellent, to find the right knowledge of when correction is necessary and when grace doth most avail.

Beware of undertaking too much at the start. Be content with quite a little. Allow for accidents. Allow for human nature, especially your own.

The art of avoiding extremes is an art that is drawn on the canvas of maturity and painted with the abstract strokes of many experiences.

I'm pretty careful about the things I say ahead of time. I'm thoughtful about not going too far. The only thing you can do occasionally is be too much.

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it and stop there lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove lid again and that is well but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore.

To know when to be generous and when firm—that is wisdom.