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“'Men die of the diseases which they have studied most,' remarked the surgeon, snipping off the end of a cigar with all his professional neatness and finish. 'It's as if the morbid condition was an evil creature which, when it found itself closely hunted, flew at the throat of its pursuer. If you worry the microbes too much they may worry you. I've seen cases of it, and not necessarily in microbic diseases either. There was, of course, the well-known instance of Liston and the aneurism; and a dozen others that I could mention.'”

Book:Collected Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Delphi Classics)

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Collected Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Delphi Classics)

The Collected Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Delphi Classics) is a comprehensive compilation of the author's literary output. It encompasses the iconic Sherlock Holmes detective stories, which have captivated readers for over a century, as well as a variety of other works, including historical novels, science fiction, and non-fiction. This collection is a testament to Doyle's versatility as a writer and his enduring influence on the genre of detective fiction. more

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Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle, born on May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland, was a renowned Scottish physician and writer. He is best known for his creation of the Sherlock Holmes series of detective novels, which have had a profound impact on the development of detective fiction and played a crucial role in shaping modern detective culture. more

“Atten. Pray of what disease did Mr. Badman die, for now I perceive we are come up to his death? Wise. I cannot so properly say that he died of one disease, for there were many that had consented, and laid their heads together to bring him to his end. He was dropsical, he was consumptive, he was surfeited, was gouty, and, as some say, he had a tang of the pox in his bowels. Yet the captain of all these men of death that came against him to take him away, was the consumption, for it was that that brought him down to the grave.”

Men Ends Together Dies Wise Praying Disease Died Come Up Graves Perceive Consumption Captains Bowels Pox

Book:'Life and Death of Mr Badman' and 'The Holy War'

Source: 'Life and Death of Mr Badman' and 'The Holy War'

“A substance that makes you ill if you don't eat it.”

Ifs Disease Ill Substance Vitamins

Author:Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

“And let me adde, that he that throughly understands the nature of Ferments and Fermentations, shall probably be much better able than he that Ignores them, to give a fair account of divers Phænomena of severall diseases (as well Feavers and others) which will perhaps be never throughly understood, without an insight into the doctrine of Fermentation.”

Giving Wells Able Disease Understood Fairs Let Me Accounts Insight Doctrine Fermentation

Author:Robert Boyle

“Disease may also be thought of as the negation of the normal.”

May Disease Normal Negation