Means of obtaining a long and healthy life / by Lewis Cornaro ; with notes by Mason L. Weems ; to which is added, The way to wealth, by Doctor Franklin.

  • Cornaro, Luigi, 1475-1566.
Date:
1809
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Credit: Means of obtaining a long and healthy life / by Lewis Cornaro ; with notes by Mason L. Weems ; to which is added, The way to wealth, by Doctor Franklin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    shall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you advise us to ?—Father Abra- ham, stood up, and replied, II you would have my advice, I will give it you in short ; u lor a word to the wise is enough, as poor Richard says. They joined in desiring him to speak his mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as iollows. Friends, says he, the taxes are, indeed, very heavy ; and, it those layed on by gov- ernment, were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more griev- ous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and lour times as much by our folly ; and from these taxes the com- missioners cannot ease or deliver us, by al- lowing an abatement. However, let us hearken unto good advice, and something may be done for us ; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says. I. It would be thought a hard govern- ment that should tax people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its ser- vice : but idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, ab- solutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always bright, as Poor