Echoes

Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

Anyone who lives a sedentary life and does not exercise, even if he eats good foods and takes care of himself according to proper medical principles — all his days will be painful ones and his strength shall wane.

As long as a person exercises, exerts himself greatly, does not eat to the point of being overly full, and keeps his bowels soft, illness will not come upon him and his strength will increase.

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

All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.

It is solved by walking.

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

If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.

Methinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow.

No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means.

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

Sleep and watchfulness, both of them, when immoderate, constitute disease.

Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food.

I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least — and it is commonly more than that — sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements.

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.

An immoderate diet is unhealthy, but a temperate one preserves strength.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. If we really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. The source of a true smile is an awakened mind.

Excessive eating is like a deadly poison to the body and is a principal cause of all illness.

One should not eat unless one is hungry, nor drink unless one is thirsty.

Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons. It is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.

Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants.

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.