During my morning read of Samuel Smiles I found a link to the writings of Sidney Smith and ended up going down a rabbit hole of wisdom 🙂 This is from a collection published 1911 🙂
«There is moral as well as bodily wholesomeness in a mountain walk, if the walker has the understanding heart, and eschews picnics. It is good for any man to be alone with nature and himself, or with a friend who knows when silence is more sociable than talk»
The Footpath Way: An Anthology for Walkers (Kindle Locations 182-184).
