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Drink less, exercise more and take in the air – sage advice on pandemic living from an 18th-century poem

By Filings on Tue, 08/31/21
Society & Culture
History
Pandemics
Coronavirus
Health

“A respiratory disease has spread far and wide. Conflicts at home and abroad pose dire challenges. The public is overwhelmed by questions of what to read and whom to trust …. I am describing mid-18th century Britain.” - The Conversation

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​A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

(ESV, Proverbs 15:18)

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