Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

fitness

The human body is the best picture of the human soul. 9 quotes from Ludwig Wittgenstein

Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be well. 4 wisdom & wit from James Freeman Clarke

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast. 70 other quotes from Thomas Jefferson

There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it. 42 sayings from Josh Billings

To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise. 2 sayings from Gene Tunney

The first wealth is health. 135 other views from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. 46 quotes from John F. Kennedy

Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security. 46 sayings from John F. Kennedy

Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart. 2 quotes from Gene Tunney

Your body is the church where Nature asks to be reverenced. 12 quotes from Marquis de Sade

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children. 115 thoughts from George Bernard Shaw

If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world. 2 wisdom & wit from Vinoba Bhave

Health is the vital principle of bliss, and exercise, of health. 5 more wisdom & wit from James Thomson

Exercise is labor without weariness. 63 views from Samuel Johnson

A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket. 6 views from Emil Zatopek

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. 100 views from Mahatma Gandhi

The groundwork of all happiness is health. 6 quotes from Leigh Hunt

Exercise is done against one's wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse. 3 more thoughts from George A. Sheehan

Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. If makes it feel needed. 9 more thoughts from Charles M. Schulz

Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year. 8 quotes from Franklin P. Adams

He who has health, has hope and he who has hope, has everything. 58 other sayings from Thomas Carlyle

If it weren't for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn't get any exercise at all. 7 more quotes from Joey Adams

The goodness of a thing created is the perfection of its fitness for the use which it serves. Now that use is either particular or universal. 2 sayings from William Ames

Happiness lies first of all in health. 6 wisdom & wit from George William Curtis