Exercise Quotes
Dig where the gold is unless you just need some exercise.John M. Capozzi
The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best.Thomas Jefferson
The basic purpose of a liberal arts education is to liberate the human being to exercise his or her potential to the fullest.Barbara M. White
God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave.Sir Francis Bacon
There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.William Henry Harrison
To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure means of being good, as the use and exercise of the muscles increase their power.Tryon Edwards
Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.Titus Livius
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.Marcus Valerius Martialis
The need of exercise is a modern superstition, invented by people who ate too much and had nothing to think about.George Santayana
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.Thomas Jefferson
I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.Mark Twain
Let each man exercise the art he knows.Aristophanes, Wasps, 422 B. C.
I get plenty of exercise carrying the coffins of my friends who exercise.Red Skelton
To be good, we must do good and by doing good we take a sure means of being good, as the use and exercise of the muscles increase their power.Tryon Edwards
The greatest and most amiable privilege which the rich enjoy over the poor is that which they exercise the least - - The privilege of making others happy.Charles Caleb Colton
It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young.Konrad Lorenz
Irresponsible power is inconsistent with liberty, and must corrupt those who exercise it.John Calhoun
Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.W. Somerset Maugham
I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people, and for the people all springs, and all must exist.Benjamin Disraeli
Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.Plato, The Republic
The memory should be specially taxed in youth, since it is then that it is strongest and most tenacious. But in choosing the things that should be committed to memory the utmost care and forethought must be exercised; as lessons well learnt in youth are never forgotten.Arthur Schopenhaue
Life is a continuous exercise in creative problem solving.Michael J. Gel
Opinion is that exercise of the human will which helps us to make a decision without information.John Erskine
I repeat... that all power is a trust that we are accountable for its exercise that from the people, and for the people all springs, and all must exist.Benjamin Disraeli
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.John Andrew Holme
Power always has to be kept in check power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.William Proxmire
An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Melish, January 13, 1813
A good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help another up.Anonymous
Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.Elie Wiesel
The happiness that is genuinely satisfying is accompanied by the fullest exercise of our faculties and the fullest realization of the world in which we live.Bertrand Russell
The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself.Blaine Lee
The maxim that people should not have a right till they are ready to exercise it properly, is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim.Thomas B. Macaulay
Dig where the gold is? Unless you just need some exercise.John M. Capozzi, Why Climb the Corporate Ladder When You Can Take the Elevator?
Exercise alone provides psychological and physical benefits. However, if you also adopt a strategy that engages your mind while you exercise, you can get a whole host of psychological benefits fairly quickly.James Rippe, M. D.
The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant.John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
Prepare yourself for the world, as the athletes used to do for their exercise; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do.Earl of Chesterfield
The memory should be specially taxed in youth, since it is then that it is strongest and most tenacious. But in choosing the things that should be committed to memory the utmost care and forethought must be exercised as lessons well learnt in youth are never forgotten.Arthur Schopenhaue
If women understood and exercised their power they could remake the world.Emily Taft Douglas
