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“A broken heart is a distemper which kills many more than is generally imagined, and would have a fair title to a place in the bills of mortality, did it not differ in one instance from all other diseases, namely, that no physicians can cure it.” quote by Henry Fielding
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“A broken heart is a distemper which kills many more than is generally imagined, and would have a fair title to a place in the bills of mortality, did it not differ in one instance from all other diseases, namely, that no physicians can cure it.”

Henry Fielding

About This Quote

Broken hearts are lethal, more than many diseases, and lack medical cure.

In simple terms: Heartbreak is deadly and incurable.

Key Takeaway

Seek emotional healing.

Themes

grief health psychosomatic

Mood

somber empathetic

Type

reflection advice

When to use this quote

  • relationship breakups
  • loss of loved one
  • loneliness

Key Concepts

emotional trauma mental health

Questions to Reflect On

  • How do you cope with heartbreak?
  • What supports emotional recovery?
A Different Perspective

Physical medicine cannot treat emotional pain.

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