Destroy the roots of the healthiest plants, their heads will droop and die. Many excellent qualities of the mind have their roots, in fact, in the body: their summits, which adorn the spiritual being, the mind, will wither, if we neglect the soil of these valuable plants… – C.G. Salzmann, Gymnastics for Youth: or, A Practical Guide to Healthful and Amus

Man is the sole animal whose nudity offends his own companions, and the only one who, in his natural actions, withdraws and hides himself from his own kind. – Montaigne

There is a wisdom in the body that is older and more reliable than clocks and calendars. – John Harold Johnson

To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. – Buddha