This age thinks better of a gilded fool Than of a threadbare saint in wisdom's school.
Thomas DekkerRead
Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.
Interpretation
Sleep is essential for maintaining our overall health and well-being.
This quote emphasizes the vital role of sleep in ensuring good health and the proper functioning of our bodies. Just as a chain connects links together, sleep serves as a fundamental connection that supports our physical health and vitality, indicating that good rest is crucial for our overall well-being.
In practice
During a health seminar, the speaker quoted this to emphasize the importance of sleep for a healthy lifestyle.
Cancer is a growth hormone for empathy, and empathy makes us useful to each other in ways we were not, could not have been, before.
Mental health can improve overall well-being and prevent other illnesses. And since mental health problems have a serious economic impact on vulnerable communities, making them a priority can save lives and markedly improve people's quality of life.
Why do people refuse to vaccinate their children against measles or whooping cough? In many cases, because they have never seen measles and have no idea what it might do.
People are ready to say, 'Yes, we are ready for single-payer health insurance.' We are the only industrialized country in the world that does not have national health insurance. We are the richest in wealth and the poorest in health of all the industrial nations.
The purpose of a doctor or any human in general should not be to simply delay the death of the patient, but to increase the person's quality of life.
Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.
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