Subject: Health (Page 21)

We may lay down a maxim, that when a nation abounds in physicians it grows thin of people.

(1672 – 1719) English essasyist, poet & politician

When doctors and undertakers meet, they wink at each other.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

Virus: A Latin medical term meaning, “Your guess is as good as mine.”

Right now I’m having amnesia and deja vu at the same time — I think I’ve forgotten this before.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease.

(1956 – ) comedian, television host, social critic & political commentator

At home now, I have cough medicine on tap.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor

Back in my rummy days, I would tremble and shake for hours upon arising… it was the only exercise I got.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

If you have s stomach ache, in France you get a suppository, in Germany a health spa, in the United States they cut your stomach open and in Britain they put you on a waiting list.

(1955 – ) English politician

The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines.

(1867 – 1959) architect, interior designer, writer & educator

There is still no cure for the common birthday.

(1921 – ) U.S. senator (Ohio) Marine Corps pilot & astronaut

I’m fairly certain that the only reason I was born crippled was because God knew I wouldn’t be able to resist the urge to become a stripper.

American comedian

The easiest time to add insult to injury is when you're signing somebody's cast.

(1973 – ) American comedian

I think we should change the name of Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes to ‘Not Your Fault Diabetes’ and ‘Mostly Your Fault Diabetes.’

American comedian

Oh, they’ve broken my sacroiliac! Run to the nearest golf course and get a doctor!

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

Optometrist: A person you have to see.

The Resistance of Piles to Penetration

Is it possible to mistake schizophrenia for telepathy, I hear you ask.

comedian

Keep paying the electricity bill.

Doctors, dentists, and lawyers are only on time for appointments when you’re not.

Mobile phone cancer is more common in the city; so is everything else, including sex, coffee and conversation.

(1971 – ) Irish comedian, actor & writer

As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist