A Quote by Henry David Thoreau

What exercise is to the body, employment is to the mind and morals.

Henry David Thoreau

Quote Topics

Body Employment Exercise Mind Morals

Quote Author

Henry David Thoreau
American - Author
July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862

Exercise of the muscles keeps the body in health, and exercise of the brain brings peace of mind.

John Lubbock

Exercise of body and exercise of mind are supplementary, and both may be made recreative and educative.

John Lancaster Spalding

A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.

Thomas Jefferson

We should not exercise the body without the joint assistance of the mind; nor exercise the mind without the joint assistance of the body.

Plato

I spend around one hour per day on physical exercise. Exercise is a must for every chess player. As the proverb says, 'A sound mind in a sound body'.

Humpy Koneru

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. It is wholesome and bracing for the mind to have its faculties kept of the stretch.

Augustus Hare

.. every step of the upward way is strewn with wreckage of body, mind, and morals.

G. Stanley Hall

There's physical adversity, that if you are someone that likes exercise like I do, I exercise everyday. When you exercise, there's pain involved and so you're putting yourself through adversity in that situation. It's never totally pleasurable and there are moments where it's kind of boring or painful and you know that in doing that, you're making your mind and body tougher and more resilient. So must be able to deal with the boredom that happens in life.

Robert Greene

You have to stand up and be a human. You have to honor the man or woman that you are. Respect your body, enjoy your body, love your body, feed, clean, and heal your body. Exercise and do what makes your body feel good. This is a puja to your body, and that is a communion between you and God. . . . When you practice giving love to every part of your body, you plant seeds of love in your mind, and when they grow, you will love, honor, and respect your body immensely.

Miguel Angel Ruiz

Employment gives health, sobriety, and morals.

Daniel Webster

No matter where my travels take me, my day starts with a good work out, preferably kitesurfing or tennis. Exercise puts me in the right state of mind for the day. Dedicating time in the morning to exercise your body will make a big difference when you have to focus your mind on the day's work.

Richard Branson

No body can be healthful without exercise, neither natural body nor politic, and certainly, to a kingdom or estate, a just and honourable war is the true exercise.

Francis Bacon

Morals consist of political morals, commercial morals, ecclesiastical morals, and morals.

Mark Twain

The body and mind are one. When the intimate relationship between mind and body is disrupted, aging and entropy accelerate. Restoring mind/body integration brings about renewal. Through conscious breathing and movement techniques, you can renew the body/mind and reverse the aging process.