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1889·Basel, Switzerland

It is only ideas gained from walking that have any worth.

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We do not belong to those who have ideas only among books, when stimulated by books. It is our habit to think outdoors — walking, leaping, climbing, dancing.

Friedrich Nietzsche·1889

All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau·1782

I can only think while walking; as soon as I stop, I no longer think, and my mind only moves with my feet.

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