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Travels in England in 1782

This book offers a firsthand account of the author's exploration of England during the late 18th century, capturing the social, cultural, and geographical aspects of the time. more

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Karl Philipp Moritz
Karl Philipp Moritz

Karl Philipp Moritz was a German author known for his profound philosophical thoughts and literary works. His writings covered various fields such as ethics, psychology, and moral philosophy, and had a significant impact on later generations. more

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“Walking I am unbound, and find that precious unity of life and imagination, that silent outgoing self, which is so easy to loose, but which a high moments seems to start up again from the deepest rhythms of my own body. How often have I had this longing for an infinite walk - of going unimpeded, until the movement of my body as I walk fell into the flight of streets under my feet - until I in my body and the world in its skin of earth were blended into a single act of knowing.”

“The sum of the whole is this: walk and be happy, walk and be healthy. "The best of all ways to lengthen our days" is not, as Mr. Thomas Moore has it, "to steal a few hours from night, my love;" but, with leave be it spoken, to walk steadily and with a purpose. The wandering man knows of certain ancients, far gone in years, who have staved off infirmities and dissolution by earnest walking,-hale fellows close upon eighty and ninety, but brisk as boys.”