Our mental make-up is suited to a life of very severe physical labor. I used, when I was younger, to take my holidays walking. I would cover 25 miles a day, and when evening came I had no need of anything to keep me from boredom, since the delight of sitting amply sufficed...
When crowds assemble...to cheer to the echo an announcement that the government has decided to have them killed, they would not do so if they had all walked 25 miles that day.Bertrand Russell
When crowds assemble...to cheer to the echo an announcement that the government has decided to have them killed, they would not do so if they had all walked 25 miles that day.Bertrand Russell
When you have worn out your shoes, the strength of the shoe leather has passed into the fiber of your body... He is the richest man who pays the largest debt to his shoemaker.Ralph Ealdo Emerson
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.James A. Michener
I don’t know where I’m going, but I promise it won’t be boring.David Bowie
That’s the difference between backpackers and holidaymakers. The former can’t help but invite hassle whilst the latter pays to escape it.Harry Whitewolf
