Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer's day, listening to read more

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time

A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought read more

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.

I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces until I was at least read more

I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces until I was at least nine years old. My life wasn't like the average person who grew up and decided to enter the world of sports.

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far read more

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known

Without haste, but without rest.

Without haste, but without rest.

I prefer rogues to imbeciles, because they sometimes take a rest.

I prefer rogues to imbeciles, because they sometimes take a rest.

Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.

Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.

Sometimes the most urgent thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest

Sometimes the most urgent thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest

There is peace and rest and comfort in sorrow

There is peace and rest and comfort in sorrow