Ocupation: Poet
Life: April 17, 1699 - February 4, 1746
Birthday: April 17
Death: February 4
Industry is not only the instrument of improvement, but the foundation of pleasure. He who is a stranger to it may possess, but cannot enjoy, for it is labor only which gives relish to pleasure. It is the indispensable condition of possessing a sound mind in a sound body, and it is the appointed vehicle of every good to man.
topic: Men, Giving, Mind, Sound Mind, Sound Body