1785 August 19. (Jefferson to Peter Carr). "In order to assure a certain progress in this reading, consider what hours you have free from the school and the exercises of the school. Give about two of them every day to exercise; for health must not be sacrificed to learning. A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives a moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprize, and independance to the mind. Games played with the ball and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks.”
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Founders Online: From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 19 August 1785
From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 19 August 1785
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