“Keeping within your capacity is vital. I’ve had two major breakdowns, one during the war and one after, but both when I was trying to do the work of three men. The trick is to look after yourself and always know your limitations”
— WWI veteran Henry Allingham, the world’s oldest man (who has died aged 113), when asked what his ‘secret’ was. Amazing to think he was 73 when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.
