Society is frivolous, and shreds its day into scraps, its conversation into ceremonies and escapes.
Ralph Waldo EmersonMan moves in all modes, by legs of horses, by wings of winds, by steam, by gas of balloon, by electricity, and stands on tiptoe threatening to hunt the eagle in his own element.
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