He who does a good deed is instantly ennobled. He who does a mean deed is by the action itself contracted.
Ralph Waldo EmersonA nation, like a tree, does not thrive well till it is engraffed with a foreign stock.
Ralph Waldo EmersonI think it is the best of humanity that goes out to walk. In happy hours, I think all affairs may be wisely postponed for walking.
Ralph Waldo Emerson