Illness Quotes

1077 Illness quotes by 776 unique authors

I dislike helplessness in other people and in myself, and this is by far my greatest fear of illness. — John Steinbeck
Insanity consists of building major structures upon foundations which do not exist. — Norman Mailer
Today I had a strange warning. I felt the wind of insanity brush my mind. — Charles Baudelaire
A paranoiac, like a poet, is born, not made. — Luis Bunuel
The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the… — Elias Canetti
The patient must combat the disease along with the physician. — Hippocrates
Pathos activates the eyes and ears to see and hear. At times of pathos, illness opens doors to a reality which is closed to a… — Jean Houston
Psychoanalysts have been occupied for a long time with the difficult question of what the psychological conditions are which determine the form of the neurotic… — Karl Abraham
Make sickness itself a prayer. — Saint Francis de Sales
The sooner you 'settle' the sooner you'll be allowed home" was the ruling logic; and "if you can't adapt yourself to living in a mental… — Janet Frame
Always good to have one crazy in the family ... It takes the pressure off everybody else. — Judith Guest
The buildup of negative auric vibrations initially impairs our ability to perceive psychically. They can eventually cause us to become ill. Most serious illnesses, including… — Frederick Lenz
When I awaken in the morning, I am thankful for a new day. I am thankful for everything that I have materially. I am thankful… — Betty Eadie
For it is an absurdity to call a country civilized in which a decent and industrious man, laboriously mastering a trade which is valuble and… — H. L. Mencken
I've always been interested in medicine and was pleased when my brother became a doctor. But after thinking seriously about that field, I realized that… — Lois Lowry
To be sick and helpless is a humiliating experience. Prolonged illness also carries the hazard of narcissistic self-absorption. — Richard Hofstadter
To be unwed and female was to succumb to an illness with only one known cure: marriage. — Susan Faludi
Sickness begets chaos, which, through hard work and a touch of grace, leads to growth and resurrection. — M. Scott Peck
Sometimes pain and illness are not meant to be removed. You can't second-guess God. Rather than praying for it to go away, it's often wiser… — Stephen Levine
People usually survive their illnesses, but the paper work eventually does them in. Filing a claim for insurance is terminal. — Erma Bombeck
People are always selling the idea that people with mental illness are suffering. I think madness can be an escape. If things are not so… — John Forbes Nash
I do not find illness an eminence, and I do not understand how people can use it to draw attention to themselves since the attention… — John Steinbeck
... I went through a very lethargic period ... I was just sort of getting through every night and every day. — Patty Duke
I was just sort of moving through time. — Patty Duke
Most sane people think that no insane person can reason logically. But this is not so. — Clifford Whittingham Beers

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