“Diminish the mass of evils that afflict the human species, increase enjoyment and well-being. And even if the new routes opened up could prolong the average life of mankind by only a few hours, or even a few days, then the scientist, too could aspire.” IfsHumansWellsEvilHoursMankindMassScientistIncreaseSpeciesAverageWell BeingEnjoymentAspireRoutesAfflictionDiminishHuman SpeciesAverage Life Author:Antoine Lavoisier
“The influenza pandemic of 1918 may well be the greatest scourge ever to afflict humanity, exacting a death toll greater than all the wars of the 20th Century combined. The virus that wreaked this havoc apparently developed in birds, and then jumped to people. In other words, it was avian flu.” PeopleWellsMayWarHumanityGreaterCenturyBirdAffliction20th CenturyVirusesFluTollsScourgeHavocPandemicsInfluenza Author:David L. Katz
“It's better to be dead, or even perfectly well, than to suffer from the wrong affliction. The man who owns up to arthritis in a beri-beri year is as lonely as a woman in a last month's dress.” MenYearsWellsLastsSufferingHe ManMonthsLonelyDressesAfflictionArthritis Author:John Forbes Nash