Why was the vertebral column at the back of the body as in quadrupeds, when it would have been more logical, in creating a man who stands on his feet, to place it in the centre of the body as a strong support, thus avoiding the curvatures and weakness of the spine that are now suffered by this disequilibrium in the support of its weight?
"The Shadow of the Cathedral"
Vicente Blasco Ibañez
Thus, early and intensely, a morbid attitude toward death, a conviction that self-pity was reasonable, normal, wholesome, a belief that it was her duty to publicly display intensive evidences of her affliction, determined a lasting and potent influence in this girl's life which was to alloy her young womanhood-disturbing factors, all, which before twelve caused much emotional disequilibrium.
"Our Nervous Friends Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness"
Robert S. Carroll
The danger of war as a result of imperialism is immensely increased by the disunion and disequilibrium of Europe.
"American World Policies"
Walter E. Weyl