A person loves to talk about his illnesses although that is the least interesting part of his life. Anton Chekhov
A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses. Hippocrates
We old bachelors smell like dogs, do we? So be it. But I must take issue with your claim that doctors who treat female illnesses are womanizers and cynics at heart. Gynecologists deal with savage prose the likes of which you have never dreamed of. Anton Chekhov
The private and serious drama of guilt is not often a useful one for fiction today and its disappearance, following perhaps the disappearance from life, appears as a natural, almost unnoticed relief, like some of the challenging illnesses wiped out by drug and vaccines. Elizabeth Hardwick
People live with their own idiosyncrasies and die of their own illnesses. Vietnamese Proverb
Fear and restlessness kill more than do illnesses. French Proverb