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title: "4 People Illness Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 People Illness quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best People Illness sayings and thoughts."
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> [Are there many people without illness or disability who sit at home in the evening with clenched fists, continually changing the channel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alasdair-gray/are-there-many-people-without-illness-or-disability-who-sit-at-home/)

[Alasdair Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alasdair-gray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/alasdair-gray-13383_bridges_are-there-many-people-without-illness-or_220288.jpg)

> [People that go through serious illness - you can either go one way or the other. You can either become despondent about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-layton/people-that-go-through-serious-illness-you-can-either-go-one-way-or/)

[Jack Layton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-layton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab6/jack-layton-17869_about_people-that-go-through-serious-illness-y_1025621.jpg)

> [“We are not easy to help. Nor are we easy to be around. Nobody with a serious illness is easy to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-brampton/we-are-not-easy-to-help-nor-are-we-easy-to-be-around-nobody-with-a/)

[Sally Brampton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-brampton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/190/sally-brampton-19544_depression_we-are-not-easy-to-help-nor-are-we-easy_1334170.jpg)

> [Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zong-qinghou/many-people-find-themselves-with-illness-as-they-become-successful/)

[Zong Qinghou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zong-qinghou/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd4/zong-qinghou-38061_become_many-people-find-themselves-with-illness_2171081.png)

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