Wouldst thou enjoy a long Life, a healthy Body, and a vigorous Mind, a…

Benjamin Franklin
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Wouldst thou enjoy a long Life, a healthy Body, and a vigorous Mind, and be acquainted also with the wonderful Works of God? labour in the first place to bring thy Appetite into Subjection to Reason. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (2004). Poor Richard's Almanack, p.102, Barnes & Noble Publishing
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