No one can be brave who considers pain to be the greatest evil in life, or can they be temperate who considers pleasure to be the highest good.
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A careful physician ... before he attempts to administer a remedy to his patient, must investigate not only the malady of the man he wishes to cure, but also his habits when in health, and his physical constitution.
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