The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

As man, perhaps, the moment of his breath,
Receives the lurking principle of death,
The younger disease, read more

As man, perhaps, the moment of his breath,
Receives the lurking principle of death,
The younger disease, that must subdue at length,
Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength.

It is dainty to be sick, if you have leisure and convenience for it.

It is dainty to be sick, if you have leisure and convenience for it.

Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of read more

Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.

This apoplexy, as I take it, is a kind of lethargy, an't please
your lordship, a kind of sleeping read more

This apoplexy, as I take it, is a kind of lethargy, an't please
your lordship, a kind of sleeping in the blood, a whoreson
tingling.

The purpose of medicine is to prevent significant disease, to decrease pain and to postpone death... Technology has to support read more

The purpose of medicine is to prevent significant disease, to decrease pain and to postpone death... Technology has to support these goals-if not, it may even be counterproductive.

It is with disease of the mind, as with those of the body; we are half dead before we understand read more

It is with disease of the mind, as with those of the body; we are half dead before we understand our disorder, and half cured when we do.

I have learned more about love, selflessness and human
understanding in this great adventure in the world of Aids read more

I have learned more about love, selflessness and human
understanding in this great adventure in the world of Aids than I
ever did in the cut-throat, competitive world in which I spent my
life.

Against diseases here the strongest fence,
Is the defensive vertue, abstinence.

Against diseases here the strongest fence,
Is the defensive vertue, abstinence.