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title: "4 Sickness Means Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [If there is anything unhealthy in your reactions, just bear in mind that sickness is the means by which an organism frees…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainer-maria-rilke/if-there-is-anything-unhealthy-in-your-reactions-just-bear-in-mind/)

[Rainer Maria Rilke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainer-maria-rilke/)

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> [“Why do you want to persecute yourself with the question of where all this is coming from and where it is going?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainer-maria-rilke/why-do-you-want-to-persecute-yourself-with-the-question-of-where-all/)

[Rainer Maria Rilke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainer-maria-rilke/)

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> [“Grace in a decay is like a man pulled off his legs by sickness; if some means be not used to recover…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/grace-in-a-decay-is-like-a-man-pulled-off-his-legs-by-sickness-if/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

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> [“Why do you want to shut out of your life any uneasiness, any misery, any depression, since after all you don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainer-maria-rilke/why-do-you-want-to-shut-out-of-your-life-any-uneasiness-any-misery/)

[Rainer Maria Rilke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainer-maria-rilke/)

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