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Of right and wrong he taught
Truths as refined as ever Athens heard;
And (strange to tell) he practis'd what he preach'd.

— John Armstrong The Art of Preserving Health (1744)

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This restless world
Is full of chances, which by habit's power
To learn to bear is easier than to shun.

The Art of Preserving Health (1744)

'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.

The Art of Preserving Health (1744)

Music exalts each joy, allays each grief,
Expels diseases, softens every pain,
Subdues the rage of poison, and the plague.

The Art of Preserving Health (1744)

Our greatest good, and what we least can spare,
Is hope: the last of all our evils, fear.

Art of Preserving Health (1744)

There are, while human miseries abound,
A thousand ways to waste superfluous wealth,
Without one fool or flatterer at your board,
Without one hour of sickness or disgust.

The Art of Preserving Health (1744)

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