John Burroughs Quotes
I do not think I exaggerate the importance or the charms of pedestrianism, or our need as a people to cultivate the art. I think it would tend to soften the national manners, to teach us the meaning of leisure, to acquaint us with the charms of the open air, to strengthen and foster the tie between the race and the land. No one else looks out upon the world so kindly and charitably as the pedestrian; no one else gives and takes so much from the country he passes through.
Topics
Art
Thinking
Country
Exercise
Health Benefits
Leisure
National Character
Walking
Physical Activity
Appreciation of Nature
Character Building
Community Engagement
Connection to Nature
Connection to the Land
Country Life
Cultural Importance
Open Air
Outdoor Activity
Pedestrianism
Social Ties
leisurely strolls
Citations
Burroughs, John. Winter Sunshine. Hurd and Houghton, 1875, p. 30.
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John Burroughs was an American naturalist and nature essayist, active in the U.S. conservation movement. The first of his essay collections was Wake-Robin in 1871.