“1lb beefstak, with
1pt bitter beer
every 6 hours.
1 ten-mile walk every morning.
1 bed at 11 sharp every night.
And don't stuff your head with things you don't understand.”

—  Jerome K. Jerome, book Three Men in a Boat

Source: Three Men in a Boat

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