• It would surpass the powers of a well man nowadays to take up his bed and walk, and I should certainly advise a sick one to lay down his bed and run.

    Henry David Thoreau: It would surpass the powers of a well man nowadays to take up his bed and walk, and I should certainly advise a sick one to lay down his bed and run.
    Henry David Thoreau (2009). “Walden”, p.43, Cosimo, Inc.