Holland is a country, where the earth is better than the air, and profit more in request than honor; where there is more sense than wit; more good nature than good humor; and more wealth than pleasure; where a man would choose rather to travel than t. -William Temple, Sr.

 

Holland is a country, where the earth is better than the air, and profit more in request than honor; where there is more sense than wit; more good nature than good humor; and more wealth than pleasure; where a man would choose rather to travel than t.


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Holland is a country, where the earth is better than the air, and profit more in request than honor; where there is more sense than wit; more good nature than good humor; and more wealth than pleasure; where a man would choose rather to travel than t.

William Temple, Sr.

The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.

William Temple, Sr.

Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it.

William Temple, Sr.

Christianity is the most materialistic of all religions.

William Temple, Sr.

The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child's home.

William Temple, Sr.