“Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. If makes it feel needed."
–Possibly Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000)
No verifiable source found
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I could not verify a primary source for this quote in Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts strips, books, or interviews. The line is widely attributed to him, but the strongest traceable appearances I found are in later quotation compilations and reprints, not in a documented Schulz original. One secondary source says it appears in "The Ultimate Success Quotations Library" (1997), and Forbes also reprinted the quote in a 1998 article with no source.
The joke works by pretending to praise jogging in the usual wholesome, health-conscious way, then veering into absurdity. The first half sounds like ordinary exercise advice, but the punch line shifts the benefit away from the runner and onto the ground itself. That sudden turn is what gives the quote its snap. It mocks the earnest seriousness that often surrounds fitness talk and replaces it with a playful, sideways logic.
The line also reflects a kind of humor that finds delight in pointless generosity and harmless nonsense. Nobody jogs for the sake of the ground, of course, but imagining the earth feeling appreciated turns a mundane activity into a tiny comic fantasy. The quote lasts because it makes exercise feel less like duty and more like something you can laugh at, which, frankly, is a lot friendlier than most workout advice. And, who couldn't use a bit more laughter in their life?
“Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. If makes it feel needed."
–Possibly Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000)
No verifiable source found
#writerslift #life #love #coffee #write #books #amwriting #quotes #CharlesMSchulz #Misattributed