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“Christ did not come to civilize. He came to save. Civilization is not the solution; it does not destroy the works of the devil. All civilization aims at world improvement, at the gradual elimination of the curse; it is a process of evolution. It is like a man who is suffering from a terrible disease, and the physician who comes to help him gives him a salve to apply. He treats the skin symptoms but the source of the disease he never considers and never touches. Such is a boasted and progressive civilization. It is a delusion.”

“O born in days when wits were fresh and clear, And life ran gaily as the sparkling Thames; Before this strange disease of modern life, With its sick hurry, its divided aims, Its heads o'ertax'd, its palsied hearts, was rife.”

Heart Born Clear Modern Strange Disease Sick Aim Wit Ran Divided Modern Life Sparkling Thames

Author:Matthew Arnold

“Take the case of just actions; just punishments and chastisements do indeed spring from a good principle, but they are good only because we cannot do without them - it would be better that neither individuals nor states should need anything of the sort - but actions which aim at honor and advantage are absolutely the best. The conditional action is only the choice of a lesser evil; whereas these are the foundation and creation of good. A good man may make the best even of poverty and disease, and the other ills of life.”

Source: Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation

“The aim is to postpone frailty, postpone degenerative disease, debilitation and so on and thereby shorten the period at the end of life, which is passed in a decrepit or disabled state, while extending life as a whole.”

Ends States Whole Periods Disease Aim Disabled Extending End Of Life Frailty Decrepit

Author:Aubrey de Grey

“This strange disease of modern life, With its sick hurry, its divided aims.”

Life Modern Strange Disease Sick Aim Divided Modern Life Modernism Thames

Author:Matthew Arnold

“Yoga aims to remove the root cause of all diseases, not to treat its symptoms as medical science generally attempts to do.”

Causes Disease Yoga Roots Treats Aim Medical Remove Symptoms Root Cause Medical Science

Author:Vishnudevananda Saraswati

“The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life, the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician.”

Life Needs Ideas Science Disease Ideals Aim Medicine Physicians Long Life

Author:William James Mayo

“One should strive to understand what underlies sufferings and diseases - and aim for health and well-being while gaining in the Path.”

Should Wells Suffering Path Meditation Disease Aim Strive Well Being

Author:Gautama Buddha