The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor. – William Temple
The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies. – William Temple
You may keep your beauty and your health, unless you destroy them yourself, or discourage them to stay with you, by using them ill. – William Temple
How can I stand on the ground every day and not feel its power? How can I live my life stepping on this stuff and not wonder at it? Science says that an acre of soil produces one horsepower every day. But you could pour gasoline all over the ground forever and never see it sprout maple trees. – William Bryant Logan, Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth