Of the power of mind, over body… I have seen some striking instances, and can safely affirm, that mental agitation is a strong, predisposing cause of disease. – “An intelligent correspondent,” quoted by Georg Ernst Stahl (1659–1734), q
Like steam from a cup of hot tea that fogs our glasses, false urgency of matters at hand blurs our vision to important things in the distance. – Terri Guillemets