“Cynicism is humour in ill health.”
H. G. Wells book Boon
Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump (1915)
The Bicycle Rider In Beverly Hills (1952)
“Cynicism is humour in ill health.”
H. G. Wells book Boon
Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump (1915)
“Never curse an illness; better ask for health.”
Andrzej Majewski (1966) Polish writer and photographer
Aphorisms. Magnum in Parvo (2000)
“Preserving your health by too strict a diet is a tedious illness.”
François de La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680) French author of maxims and memoirs
C'est une ennuyeuse maladie que de conserver sa santé par un trop grand régime.
Maxim 72 of the Maximes supprimées.
Later Additions to the Maxims
“We are all ill; but even a universal sickness implies an idea of health.”
Lionel Trilling book The Liberal Imagination
Art and Neurosis
The Liberal Imagination (1950)
“Pride, ill nature, and want of sense, are the three great sources of ill manners.”
Jonathan Swift book A Treatise on Good Manners and Good Breeding
A Treatise on Good Manners and Good Breeding
