Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body.

Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body.“ - Joseph Addison. „Readingistothemind,whatexerciseistothebody.“— JosephAddisonNo.147.TheTatler(1711–1714)Variant:AgoodconscienceistothesoulwhathealthistothebodyContext:Readingistothemind,whatexerciseistothebody.Asbytheone,healthispreserved,strengthened,andinvigorated:bytheother,virtue(whichisthehealthofthemind)iskeptalive,cherished,andconfirmed.AdoptedfromWikiquote.LastupdateMay25,2022.HistoryJosephAddison226politician,writerandplaywright1672-1719Relatedquotes„Readingistothemindwhatexerciseistothebody.“— RichardSteeleBritishpolitician1672-1729Tatler(1709-1711),no.147„Readingistothemind,whatexerciseistothebody.Asbytheone,healthispreserved,strengthened,andinvigorated:bytheother,virtue(whichisthehealthofthemind)iskeptalive,cherished,andconfirmed.“— JosephAddisonpolitician,writerandplaywright1672-1719No.147TheTatler(1711–1714)„Exerciseofbodyandexerciseofmindaresupplementary,andbothmaybemaderecreativeandeducative.“— JohnLancasterSpaldingCatholicbishop1840-1916Source:AphorismsandReflections(1901),p.239„Trueenjoymentcomesfromactivityofthemindandexerciseofthebody;thetwoareeverunited.“— WilhelmVonHumboldtGerman(Prussian)philosopher,governmentfunctionary,diplomat,andfounderoftheUniversityofBerlin1767-1835AsquotedinADictionaryofThoughts:BeingaCyclopediaofLaconicQuotationsfromtheBestAuthorsoftheWorld,bothAncientandModern(1908)editedbyTryonEdwards„Bodilyexercise,whencompulsory,doesnoharmtothebody;butknowledgewhichisacquiredundercompulsionobtainsnoholdonthemind.“— PlatoClassicalGreekphilosopher-427--347BC„Readingactivatesandexercisesthemind.Readingforcesthemindtodiscriminate.Fromthebeginning,readershavetorecognizelettersprintedonthepage,makethemintowords,thewordsintosentences,andthesentencesintoconcepts.Readingpushesustouseourimaginationandmakesusmorecreativelyinclined.“— BenCarson17thandcurrentUnitedStatesSecretaryofHousingandUrbanDevelopment;Americanneurosurgeon1951Source:ThinkBig:UnleashingYourPotentialforExcellence„Contemporaryphilosophershaveexercisedthemselveswiththeproblemofourknowledgeofotherminds.Enmeshedinthedogmaoftheghostinthemachine,theyhavefounditimpossibletodiscoveranylogicallysatisfactoryevidencewarrantingonepersoninbelievingthatthereexistmindsotherthanhisown.Icanwitnesswhatyourbodydoes,butIcannotwitnesswhatyourminddoes,andmypretensionstoinferfromwhatyourbodydoestowhatyourminddoesallcollapse,sincethepremisesforsuchinferencesareeitherinadequateorunknowable.“— GilbertRyle,bookTheConceptofMindSource:TheConceptofMind(1949),Ch.II:KnowingHowandKnowingThat,(10)Solipsism„Thebodyattractswhatthemindseduces.“— PrevaleItalianDJandproducer1983Original:(it)​Ilcorpoattraeciòchelamenteseduce.Source:prevale.net„Whatgraceistothebody,goodsenseistothemind.“— FrançoisdeLaRochefoucauld,bookReflections;orSentencesandMoralMaximsLabonnegrâceestaucorpscequelebonsensestàl'esprit.Maxim67.Reflections;orSentencesandMoralMaxims(1665–1678)„Readingfurnishesthemindonlywithmaterialsofknowledge;itisthinkingthatmakeswhatwereadours.“— JohnLockeEnglishphilosopherandphysician1632-1704Asquotedin"HandBook:CautionandCounsels"inTheCommonSchoolJournalVol.5,No.24(15December1843)byHoraceMann,p.371Context:ThisisthatwhichIthinkgreatreadersareapttobemistakenin;thosewhohavereadofeverything,arethoughttounderstandeverythingtoo;butitisnotalwaysso.Readingfurnishesthemindonlywithmaterialsofknowledge;itisthinkingthatmakeswhatwereadours.Weareoftheruminatingkind,anditisnotenoughtocramourselveswithagreatloadofcollections;unlesswechewthemoveragain,theywillnotgiveusstrengthandnourishment.„Reading,incontrasttosittingbeforethescreen,isnotapurelypassiveexercise.“— GeorgeF.KennanAmericanadvisor,diplomat,politicalscientistandhistorian1904-2005“AmericanAddictions”inNewOxfordReview(June1993)Context:Reading,incontrasttosittingbeforethescreen,isnotapurelypassiveexercise.Thechild,particularlyonewhoreadsabookdealingwithreallife,hasnothingbeforeitbutthehieroglyphicsoftheprintedpage.Imaginationmustdotherest;andimaginationiscalledupontodoit.Notsothetelevisionscreen.Hereeverythingisspelledoutfortheviewer,visually,inmotion,andinallthreedimensions.Noeffortofimaginationiscalleduponforitsenjoyment.„WorldHealthorganiceshavespeechofbodyandmindandspiritastotalhealth.ButIamalteringthesewordsandputtingmind,bodyandspirit.Accordingtome,verylittlemindisinthebody,butthewholebodyisinthemind.Itismindallthatmatter,bodywillfollowthemind,mindwillneverfollowthebody“— HiraRatanManek1937ThelectureinAshland,Oregon(8thofJuly2005)„(…)Bodiesarebornandbodiesdie,butwhatisittome?Bodiescomeandbodiesgoinconsciousnessandconsciousnessitselfhasitsrootsinme.Iamlifeandminearemindandbody.“— NisargadattaMaharajIndianguru1897-1981BodySource:"IamThat."P.93-4.„Meditationisastateofmindinwhichtheoperationandexerciseofwillisnot.“— JidduKrishnamurtiIndianspiritualphilosopher1895-19863rdPublicTalk,Bangalore,India(13January1973)1970s„Ifyoureadquicklytogetthroughapoemtowhatitmeans,youhavemissedthebodyofthepoem.“— M.H.AbramsAmericanliterarytheorist1912-2015CornellChronicleinterview(1999)„Hypnosisistheepitomeofmind-bodymedicine.Itcanenablethemindtotellthebodyhowtoreact,andmodifythemessagesthatthebodysendstothemind.“— JaneE.BrodyAmericanwriter1941"ThePossibilitiesinHypnosis,WherethePatientHasthePower",inTheNewYorkTimes(3November2008)http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/health/04brody.html?_r=0„Truesilenceistherestofthemind;itistothespiritwhatsleepistothebody,nourishmentandrefreshment.“— WilliamPennEnglishrealestateentrepreneur,philosopher,earlyQuakerandfounderoftheProvinceofPennsylvania1644-1718„mindcandragthebodyandbodycanneverdragthemind“— HiraRatanManek1937ThelectureinAshland,Oregon(8thofJuly2005)„Itisonlyacertaintypeofmindthatscornswhatisknownbyallandreadssecretsasjewels.“— NealStephenson,bookSeveneves“FiveThousandYearsLater”(p.749)Seveneves(2015),PartThree„Tacklefootballisabody-mindsport;flagfootballisamind-bodysport.“— WarrenFarrellauthor,spokesperson,expertwitness,politicalcandidate1943Source:TheBoyCrisis(2018),pp.253RelatedtopicsMotivationalReadingExercisesReadExerciseBodyMind