Delicate Balance Quotes

A delicate balance is easy to name and hard to hold, whether between modesty and conceit, freedom and responsibility, or public good and private gain. This collection of delicate balance quotes reflects on the careful, ongoing work of keeping opposing forces in check without tipping too far either way.

Finding the right Balance between competing priorities is rarely a one-time achievement, in America or anywhere else.


These quotes explore what's Able to be held in check, and what happens in the space Between two opposing forces.