"There is no greater mercy that I..." - Quote by Charles Spurgeon
There is no greater mercy that I know of on earth than good health except it is sickness, and that has often been a greater mercy to me than health.
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More on Sickness
“We forget ourselves and our destinies in health, and the chief use of temporary sickness is to remind us of these concerns.”
“Exercise is bunk. If you are healthy, you don't need it: if you are sick you should not take it.”
“I am at the moment deaf in the ears, hoarse in the throat, red in the nose, green in the gills, damp in the eyes, twitchy in the joints and fractious in temper from a most intolerable and oppressive cold.”
More on Health
“I would encourage every American to walk as often as possible. It's more than healthy; it's fun.”
“To the body and mind which have been cramped by noxious work or company, nature is medicinal and restores their tone.”
“Perhaps it is the lowest of the qualities of an orator, but it is, on so many occasions, of chief importance,--a certain robust and radiant physical health; or--shall I say?--great volumes of animal heat.”