Quote by Denis Diderot
Doctors are always working to preserve our health and cooks to des

Doctors are always working to preserve our health and cooks to destroy it, but the latter are the more often successful. – Denis Diderot

Other quotes by Denis Diderot

The possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their observance of the duties they owe to each other. Divorces help to improve morals and to increase the population. – Denis Diderot

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Marriage
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Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey. – Denis Diderot

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power
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Other Quotes from
Health
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To become a thoroughly good man is the best prescription for keeping a sound mind and a sound body. – Francis Bowen

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Health

The private sector must play a role in ensuring the prosperity and health of the people who comprise its market. It is time for the private sector to become a proactive partner contributing to the efforts of governments and philanthropies. – Simon Mainwaring

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Health

I would like to be as fit as Ive always been. Ive been blessed with good health, Ive been blessed with stamina. Particularly for those great classical roles, you need an Olympian stamina. I, fortunately, have that. – Derek Jacobi

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Health

After I had gone through this matter with the President I told him of my condition of health and that my doctors felt that I must take a complete rest and that I thought that that meant leaving the Department finally in a short time. – Henry L. Stimson

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Health

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Young twigs will bend, but not old trees. – Dutch Proverb [Quoted in Woordenboek der Nederduitsche en Fransche Taalen/ Dicti

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Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime. – Anon.

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Sin

You cant be afraid to make errors! You cant be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it. You can only challenge it. – Lou Brock

Matilda told such dreadful lies,
It made one gasp and stretch ones eyes;
Her aunt, who from her earliest youth,
Had kept a strict regard for truth,
Attempted to believe Matilda:
The effort very nearly killed her. – Hilaire Belloc

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Deception/Lying