Subject: Health (Page 18)

Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing.

(1694 – 1778) French author, humanist & satirist

No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients.

The longer I practice medicine the more convinced I am there are only two types of cases: those that involve taking the trousers off and those that don’t.

English author, actor, humorist & playwright

Nothing trivial, I hope.

(1839 – 1919) Irish writer

Nurses: Patient people.

If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.

(1906 – 1982) baseball player

My knees look like they lost a knife fight with a midget.

professional football player

Getting out of the hospital is a lot like resigning from a book club; you’re not out of it until the computer says you’re out of it.

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist

I’m not feeling very well – I need a doctor immediately; ring the nearest golf course.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Liposuction: A surgical procedure from which the patient emerges significantly lighter in both pounds and dollars.

If your time ain’t come, not even a doctor can kill you.

1. All the IVs are at the other end of the hall.

2. There are two kinds of adhesive tape: the one that won't stay on and the one that won't come off.

Orthodox: Bone doctors.

I got an email from my ex, telling me that she has AIDS; I didn’t know how to comfort her, so I just wrote back "I know."

(1978 – ) American writer & stand-up comedian

Vaccine: A microbe with his face washed.

Psychiatrist to patient: You’re suffering from paranoia… anyone’ll tell you.

(1928 – ) English cartoonist

The illness you come down with is the one ailment your company-covered insurance does not cover.

I like to call therapy “baggage claim.”

(1982 – ) American comedian & actress

Plastic surgeons are always making mountains out of molehills.

(1946 – ) singer, songwriter, author & actress

Most Doctors Agree Breathing Regularly is Good for You

Hypochondria is the one disease I haven’t got.

(1951 – ) English television writer