“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. Here was a machine of precision and balance for the convenience of man. And (unlike subsequent inventions for man's convenience) the more he used it, the fitter his body became. Here, for once, was a product of man's brain that was entirely beneficial to those who used it, and of no harm or irritation to others. Progress should have stopped when man invented the bicycle.” MenShouldPhilosophyBodyUsedHealingBrainProgressProductsBalanceShould HaveMachinesHarmInventionCyclesBikeBeneficialConvenienceTouringBicycleAttainmentPrecisionCyclingIrritationBikingCyclistsTandemTandem BikesTandem Bicycles Author:Elizabeth West
“I am operating under the philosophy that I will simply use what I need and the rest - even if I still have it somewhere - is not mine. It is others'. It is for the healing of the natural world. And it is in the process of returning.” IfsWorldNeedsStillsPhilosophyUseProcessNaturalHealingMinesNatural World Author:Tom Shadyac
“Being our Self is the wisest philosophy, the bravest action, the kindest consideration and the greatest act of healing imaginable.” SelfPhilosophyActionHealingAuthenticityConsiderationWisest Author:Robert Holden
“Given the ... multidisciplinary philosophy, I was surprised by the absence of alternative pain approaches - the whole spectrum of cranial-sacral massage, healing-touch therapy, and other hands-on skills that are a lifeline to many people with chronic pain. Alternative therapie are hard to evaluate, but that's no reason not to explore them.” PeopleHardReasonPhilosophyWholeHandsPainGivenHealingSkillsApproachAbsenceAlternativesTherapyInjuryNo ReasonSpectrumEvaluateMassageChronic PainLifelinesMultidisciplinary Book:Pain: The Fifth Vital Sign Source: Pain: The Fifth Vital Sign
“Religion is part of the human make-up. It's also part of our cultural and intellectual history. Religion was our first attempt at literature, the texts, our first attempt at cosmology, making sense of where we are in the universe, our first attempt at health care, believing in faith healing, our first attempt at philosophy.” FirstsBelieveHumansPhilosophyCareUniverseLiteratureHealingIntellectualHealth CareMake SenseCosmologyFaith Healing Author:Christopher Hitchens
“Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting.” KnowsMenWayLifePhilosophyReadingLiteratureInterestingHealingExistenceEducationKnow HowEducationalEvery ManSignificant Book:Complete Essays: 1926-1929 Source: Complete Essays: 1926-1929