There are three wicks you know to the lamp of a man's life:
brain, blood, and breath. Press the brain a little, its light
goes out, followed by both the others. Stop the heart a minute,
and out go all three of the wicks. Choke the air out of the
lungs, and presently the fluid ceases to supply the other centres
of flame, and all is soon stagnation, cold, and darkness.
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He who overlooks a healthy spot for the site of his house is mad
and ought to be handed read more
He who overlooks a healthy spot for the site of his house is mad
and ought to be handed over to the care of his relations and
friends.
[Lat., Qui salubrem locum negligit, mente est captus atque ad
agnatos et gentiles deducendus.]
The poor cows froze
neglected in a blizzard
They dug them up
and ate their gizzards.
The poor cows froze
neglected in a blizzard
They dug them up
and ate their gizzards.
When health, affrighted, spreads her rosy wing,
And flies with every changing gale of spring.
When health, affrighted, spreads her rosy wing,
And flies with every changing gale of spring.
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.
Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.
The building of a perfect body crowned by a perfect brain, is at once the greatest earthly problem and grandest read more
The building of a perfect body crowned by a perfect brain, is at once the greatest earthly problem and grandest hope of the race.
Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. -Arabian Proverb.
He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. -Arabian Proverb.
When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot read more
When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied. -Herophilus.
