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Quote by Donald C. Peattie

“All the great naturalists have been habitual walkers, for no laboratory, no book, car, train or plane takes the place of honest footwork for this calling, be it amateur's or professional's.”

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Donald C. Peattie

Donald C. Peattie was a renowned botanist known for his research on the plant ecology of North America. Born on June 21, 1898, and passing away on November 16, 1964, Peattie's works had a profound impact on the field of ecological studies. more

“I have often started off on a walk in the state called mad-mad in the sense of sore-headed, or mad with tedium or confusion; I have set forth dull, null and even thoroughly discouraged. But I never came back in such a frame of mind, and I never met a human being whose humor was not the better for a walk.”

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Author:Donald C. Peattie

“Time is not money; time is an opportunity to live before you die. So a man who walks, and lives and sees and thinks as he walks, has lengthened his life.”

Thinking Men Dies Opportunity Walks

Author:Donald C. Peattie

“Never did I think so much, exist so much, be myself so much as in the journeys I have made alone and on foot. Walking has something about it which animates and enlivens my ideas. I can hardly think while I am still; my body must be in motion to move my mind.”

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Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Part of the pleasure of any kind of walking for me is the very idea of going somewhere-by foot.”

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Book:Forgotten pleasures: a guide for the seasonal adventurer