What fools are we, to be besotted with the love of our own trouble, and to hate our liberty and rest!
Joseph HallAbout author
- Author's profession: Clergyman
- Nationality: english
- Born: July 1, 1574
- Died: September 8, 1656
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The quasi-peaceable gentleman of leisure, then, not only consumes of the staff of life beyond the minimum required for subsistence and physical efficiency, but his consumption also undergoes a specialisation as regards the quality of the goods consumed. He consumes freely and of the best, in food, drink, narcotics, shelter, services, ornaments, apparel, weapons and accoutrements, amusements, amulets, and idols or divinities.
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