Reason is intelligence taking exercise. Imagination is intelligence with an erection.

The only exercise that Tess took at this time was after dark; and it was then, when out in the woods, that she seemed least solitary… She had no fear of the shadows; her sole idea seemed to be to shun mankind – or rather that cold accretion called the world, which, so terrible in the mass, is so unformideable, even pitiable, in its units

It is not he who knows most, nor he who hears most, nor yet he who talks most, but he who exercises grace most, who has most communion with God

My major form of exercise is jumping to conclusions.

Byron owed the vast influence which he exercised over his contemporaries at least as much to his gloomy egotism as to the real power of his poetry

Our dreams of a pure virtue are dissolved in a situation in which it is possible to exercise the virtue of responsibility toward a community of nations only by courting the prospective guilt of the atomic bomb.

When men exercise their reason coolly and freely, on a variety of distinct questions, they inevitably fall into different opinions, on some of them. When they are governed by a common passion, their opinions if they are so to be called, will be the same.

Because finally, ‘the equal right of every citizen to the free exercise of his religion according to the dictates of conscience’ is held by the same tenure with all his other rights. If we recur to its origin, it is equally the gift of nature; if we weigh its importance, it cannot be less dear to us; if we consider the ‘Declaration of those rights which pertain to the good people of Virginia, as the basis and foundation of government,’ it is enumerated with equal solemnity, or rather studied emphasis.

As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed.

The Religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it is the right of every man to exercise it as these may dictate.

Bodily exercises are to be done discreetly; not to be taken evenly and alike by all men.

In a sense, New Age gurus are akin to postmodernists within academia. They dispense meaningless drivel that masquerades as profound truths whilst in reality it is a mere exercise in obscurantism.

I do a lot of body weight stuff, power work, with your legs as well. There are weights involved now and again. There is a bit of mixture.

I have high blood sugars, and Type 2 diabetes is not going to kill me. But I just have to eat right, and exercise, and lose weight, and watch what I eat, and I will be fine for the rest of my life.

My mum was slightly stressed because she didn’t want it to make my condition worse and it is a big risk factor with the stress. Exercise kind of exacerbated the condition but as long as they knew it wasn’t going to make me worse they were happy.

I am a sporty person who loves to go to the gym, train, play football.

Fitness is also about being well-rested, eating well, etc.

It is only by the exercise of reason that man can discover God

A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.

Plenty of Westerners come, though, to pick through its jumble for something off the peg that fits; they do yoga as exercise, which is a bit like walking the stations of the cross as aerobics

I take the choice out of exercise. It’s not an option.

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniencies attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning

Dispositions of the mind, like limbs of the body, acquire strength by exercise.

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.

I always want to run; I always want to play.

Don’t drink at all, don’t smoke, you must exercise and eat vegetables and fruit.

If physical exercise were combined with mental exertion, the blood would be quickened in its circulation, the action of the heart would be more perfect, impure matter would be thrown off, and new life and vigor would be experienced in every part of the body.

There is no exercise that can take the place of walking. by it the circulation of the blood is greatly improved. Walking, in all cases where it is possible, is the best remedy for the diseased bodies, because in this, all of the organs of the body are brought into use.

Morning exercise, walking in the free, invigorating air of heaven, or cultivating flowers, small fruits, and vegetables, is the surest safeguard against colds, coughs, congestion of the brain, inflammation of the liver, the kidneys, and the lungs, and a hundred other diseases.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.

A chess problem is an exercise in pure mathematics.

A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.

We have reached the point where we are now possessed of sufficient information for each individual human to dare to exercise the option to “make it” rather than having to depend on the decisions of an educated elite.

I think it is a good exercise to ask oneself, “How would I have wanted to be treated.

It has been my observation in life that, if one will only exercise the patience to wait, his wants are likely to be filled.

The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.

We will develop and cultivate the liberation of mind by lovingkindness, make it our vehicle, make it our basis, stabilize it, exercise ourselves in it, and fully perfect it.

Without exercise, I don’t feel like my head works right.

In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.

I do the same exercises I did 50 years ago and they still work. I eat the same food I ate 50 years ago and it still works.

All exercises that you do with your own body weight are great.

Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.

Your life’s work is to find your life’s work-and then to exercise the discipline, tenacity, and hard work it takes to pursue it.

Think health, eat sparingly, exercise regularly, walk a lot, and think positively about yourself.

Reading a book doesn’t mean just turning the pages. It means thinking about it, identifying parts that you want to go back to, asking how to place it in a broader context, pursuing the ideas. There’s no point in reading a book if you let it pass before your eyes and then forget about it ten minutes later. Reading a book is an intellectual exercise, which stimulates thought, questions, imagination.

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can.