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title: "3 Bodily Vigor Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“That law of nature whereby everything climbs to higher platforms, and bodily vigor becomes mental and moral vigor. The bread he eats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/that-law-of-nature-whereby-everything-climbs-to-higher-platforms-and/)

[Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/)

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> [Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far above is character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-roosevelt/bodily-vigor-is-good-and-vigor-of-intellect-is-even-better-but-far/)

[Theodore Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-roosevelt/)

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> [“Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far above both is character. It is true, of course,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-roosevelt/bodily-vigor-is-good-and-vigor-of-intellect-is-even-better-but-far-2/)

[Theodore Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-roosevelt/)

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