As man, perhaps, the moment of his breath,
Receives the lurking principle of death,
The younger disease, read more

As man, perhaps, the moment of his breath,
Receives the lurking principle of death,
The younger disease, that must subdue at length,
Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength.

When the Czar has a cold all Russia coughs.

When the Czar has a cold all Russia coughs.

War is the symptom, not the disease.

War is the symptom, not the disease.

Disease is the retribution of outraged Nature.

Disease is the retribution of outraged Nature.

That dire disease, whose ruthless power
Withers the beauty's transient flower.

That dire disease, whose ruthless power
Withers the beauty's transient flower.

Vice President Dick Cheney is currently out in South Dakota on a three-day hunting trip. What better place for a read more

Vice President Dick Cheney is currently out in South Dakota on a three-day hunting trip. What better place for a man who has had four heart attacks than to be carrying a big gun and a backpack through the snow looking for red meat.

It is with disease of the mind, as with those of the body; we are half dead before we understand read more

It is with disease of the mind, as with those of the body; we are half dead before we understand our disorder, and half cured when we do.

Against diseases here the strongest fence,
Is the defensive vertue, abstinence.

Against diseases here the strongest fence,
Is the defensive vertue, abstinence.

Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.

Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.