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And as in men's bodies, so in government, that disease is most
serious which proceeds from the head.
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And as in men's bodies, so in government, that disease is most
serious which proceeds from the head.
[Lat., Utque in corporibus, sic in imperio, gravissimus est
morbus qui a capite diffunditur.]
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.
War is the symptom, not the disease.
War is the symptom, not the disease.
Before the curing of a strong disease,
Even in the instant of repair and health,
The fit read more
Before the curing of a strong disease,
Even in the instant of repair and health,
The fit is strongest. Evils that take leave,
On their departure most of all show evil.
Apoplexic, and Lethargie,
As forlorn hope, assault the enemy.
Apoplexic, and Lethargie,
As forlorn hope, assault the enemy.
Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease.
Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease.
When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be cured.
When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be cured.
Sickness seizes the body from bad ventilation.
[Lat., Aere non certo corpora languor habet.]
Sickness seizes the body from bad ventilation.
[Lat., Aere non certo corpora languor habet.]
We are the carriers of health and disease--either the divine health of courage and nobility or the demonic diseases of read more
We are the carriers of health and disease--either the divine health of courage and nobility or the demonic diseases of hate and anxiety.