Better to hunt in fields, for health unbought,
Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught.
The wise, for cure, on exercise depend;
God never made his work, for man to mend.
—John Dryden, from his 1700 poem "To My Honour'd Kinsman, John Driden, of Chesterton."
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Post #1870
There are many troubles which you cannot cure by the Bible and the hymn-book, but which you can cure by a good perspiration and a breath of fresh air.
―Henry Ward Beecher
―Henry Ward Beecher
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Monday, December 09, 2013
Post #1429
The only way for a rich man to be healthy is, by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he was poor.
—Sir William Temple
—Sir William Temple
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