"For the sake of argument and illustration I will presume that certain articles of ordinary diet, however beneficial in youth, are prejudicial in advanced life, like beans to a horse, whose common ordinary food is hay and corn."

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Source : William Banting (1864). “Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public”, p.17

William Banting

#Horse Quotes #Illustration Quotes #Hay Quotes

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“One thing my family has shown me is that having a sense of humor is everything.”
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