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Agility
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thumb|250px|Why did the Lord give us agilityIf not to evade responsibility? —Ogden Nash
Agility or nimbleness is an ability to change the body's position quickly and requires the integration of isolated movement skills using a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, strength, and endurance.
Quotes
Youth is nimble, Age is lame;
Anonymous, "Crabbed Age and Youth"
The Passionate Pilgrim (1599)
A Lustie wench as nimble as an Eele,Would give a Gallant leave to kisse and feele,
John Taylor, "Epigram", in Works (1630)
“Many games,” said old Iagoo,“Many games of skill and hazardHave I seen in different nations,Have I played in different countries.He who plays with old IagooMust have very nimble fingers;Though you think yourself so skilful,I can beat you, Pau-Puk-Keewis,I can even give you lessonsIn your game of Bowl and Counters!”
Longfellow, Song of Hiawatha (1855), Part XVI
Girl! nimble with thy feet, not with thy hands!Curl’d minion, dancer, coiner of sweet words!
Matthew Arnold, Sohrab and Rustum (1853)
Why did the Lord give us agilityIf not to evade responsibility?
Ogden Nash, "Common Sense", in Hard Lines (1931), p. 85
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Category:Exercise