Ailments Quote by Ihara Saikaku

At whatever time highly skilled physicians shall have developed the healing of illnesses by means of foods, and shall make provision for simple foods,…

— Abdu'l-Bahá

A physician is an unfortunate gentleman who is every day required to perform a miracle; namely to reconcile health with intemperance.

— Voltaire

We labor under the fatal delusion that no disease can be cured without medicine. This has been responsible for more mischief to mankind than…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Few things in this world more trouble people than poverty, or the fear of poverty; and, indeed, it is a sore affliction; but, like…

— Hosea Ballou

“Every one knows that our civilization is in difficulties, and the stupidity of the suggested remedies only indicates the gravity of the disease, for…

— R. G. Collingwood

Medicine is not about conquering diseases and death, but about the alleviation of suffering, minimising harm, smoothing the painful journey of man to the…

— Petr Skrabanek

“Doctors and kind relations will succeed in stupefying mankind, in making mediocrity pass for genius and in bringing civilisation to ruin.”

— Anton Chekhov

“What saves doctors' reputations is the fact that many illnesses are benign and that people can go on living with a large number of…

— Gabriel Chevallier

“III. Hippocrates having cured many sicknesses, fell sick himself and died.”

— Marcus Aurelius

“A little starvation can really do more for the average sick man than can the best of medicines and the best doctors ”

— Anonymous

The relief of suffering is a great good. The curing of illness and disease - these are great human goods. This is the mission…

— Michael Sandel

The surest way to health, say what they will, Is never to suppose we shall be ill; Most of the ills which we poor…

— Charles Churchill