About this quote

Education tends to prize the mind and treat the body as an afterthought, but a neglected body eventually drags down even a sharp mind. Treating movement, strength, and health as core learning rather than a break from it builds the stamina and steadiness that clear thinking quietly depends on.

When to use it

• A school adds a daily hour of sport and finds students concentrate better in afternoon classes.
• A programmer schedules a lunchtime walk and notices his focus holds through the afternoon.
• A student swaps one late-night cram session a week for a run and sleeps better before exams.