Pierre de Coubertin Quotes

My theory is that balance is key - nothing in excess.

Everything in excess is opposed to nature.

Everything depends on knowing how much,” she said, and “Good is knowing when to stop.

Do not let the body be dragged along by mind nor the mind be dragged along by the body

With body, mind, and spirit functioning perfectly as a coordinated whole, what else could reasonably be expected other than an active, alert, disciplined person?

You don’t know the meaning of moderation, do you, my darling? A happy medium is something I wonder if you’ll ever learn.

Unity, like so many good things, is good only in moderation.

Everything is good in due measure and strong sensations know not measure.

Don't overdo it, don't underdo it. Do it just on the line.

He who is harmony with Nature hits the mark without effort and apprehends the truth without thinking.

Equilibrium is enjoyably classy trash.

Just begin and the mind grows heated; continue, and the task will be completed!

There should be balance in all our actions; to be either extreme or lukewarm is equally bad.

Who has excess and supplies the world? Only the one who follows the Way.

Let knowledge grow from more to more, But more of reverence in us dwell; That mind and soul, according well, May make one music as before, But vaster.

In the spiritual life, as in all organic processes, everyone has their optimum and it is just as harmful to go beyond it as not to attain it.

I know this much about racing in the rain. I know it is about balance. It is about anticipation and patience... [it is also] about the mind! It is about owning one's body... It is about believing that you are not you; you are everything. And everything is you.

What history is, essentially, is a careening, out-of-control effort to find our way back to this state of primordial balance.

Purity without balance is its own corruption.

The first thing to be understood: effort is needed, but effort alone is not enough - effort and then effortlessness, effort plus effortlessness. Effort precedes, and then effortlessness follows. Effortlessness is the peak of effort, it comes only when you have reached the peak

The Way of a Warrior is to establish harmony.

I'm fortunate that I was introduced to the world of yoga and pranayama at an early age. That has been very useful to me. I always advise everyone to make this a part of their lives. Sometimes, we notice our mind works on one thing, the body on another, and time brings us in conflict. Yoga synchronizes the heart, the mind, and the body. That is Yoga.

The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.

Nothing takes root in mind when there is no balance between doing and receiving.

When we create peace, and harmony, and balance in our minds, we will find it in our lives.