“The longer I live, the more I am certified that men, in all that relates to their own health, have not common sense! whether it be their pride, or their impatience, or their obstinancy, or their ingrained spirit of contradiction, that stupefies and misleads them, the result is always a certain amount of idiocy, or distraction in their dealings with their own bodies! ... either by their wild impatience of bodily suffering, and the exaggerated moan they make over it, or else by their reckless defiance of it, and neglect of every dictate of prudence!”
Quote by Jane Welsh Carlyle
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Jane Welsh Carlyle
Jane Welsh Carlyle was a Scottish writer and social critic. She is best known for her correspondence with her husband, the famous essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle, which provides a unique insight into the intellectual and social circles of her time. Her own writing, while less well-known, reflects her sharp wit and insightful observations on the human condition. more
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