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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"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." — William Banting
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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. — William Banting
About William Banting
William Banting was a Celebrity from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1796–1878).
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This quote is attributed to William Banting, a Celebrity from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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William Banting lived from 1796 – 1878.