John Woolman: The Right Portion Keeps Us Lively
From the Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman
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KISWAHILI
"Wakati nguvu na roho zetu zimepochangamka, tunaweza kupitia biashara zetu kwa furaha. Vitendo sana au chache vingetuchoshea, lakini sehemu inayofaa ni yenye afya kwa miili yetu na inakubalika kwa akili iliyoaminifu.”
- John Woolman (1720-1772) alikuwa waziri wa Quaker (Jamii ya Marafiki), mleta mabadiliko, na ukomeshaji wa utumwa mwenye ushawishi mkubwa katika makoloni ya Amerika Kaskazini (kabla ya nchi ya Marekani).
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
“While our strength and spirits are lively, we go cheerfully through business. Either too much or too little action is tiresome, but a right portion is healthful to our bodies and agreeable to an honest mind.”
- John Woolman (1720-1772) was a Quaker minister, reformist, and influential abolitionist in the North American colonies (pre-United States).
Chanzo (source): Woolman, John. “A Plea for the Poor—or A Word of Remembrance and Caution to the Rich” in The Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman, edited by Phillips P. Moulton, page 240. Richmond, Indiana: Friends United Press, 1971.