"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation."

"I do not wish to be regarded as a member of any society which I have not joined."

"I have yet to hear a man confess that he had no time for a walk."

"I perceive that, when an old man has done what he has to do, and has said what he has to say, he is as ready to go as an old clock to strike."

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