Vigilance: indispensable for all true progress.
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In each human being there is a beast crouching ready to manifest at the slightest unwatchfulness. The only remedy is a constant vigilance.
18 August 1954
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Prudence: very useful for weakness because weakness needs prudence; strength does not need it.
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Common sense: it is very practical and avoids any mistakes, but it lacks light.
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Sobriety has never done harm to anyone.
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Equanimity: immutable peace and calm.
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In the deep peace of equanimity the love will grow to its full blossoming in a sense of pure and constant unity.
5 October 1934
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173The loss of money is of small importance, but the loss of equipoise is a much more important thing.
20 August 1935
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All mischief comes from a lack of balance.
So, let us keep our balance carefully, always, in all circumstances.
10 August 1954
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Perfect balance: one of the most important conditions of a growing peace.