The sick soon come to understand that they live in a different world from that of the well and that the two cannot communicate

There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The first is middle-aged forgetfulness of the fact that they themselves are no longer young. The second is youthful ignorance of the fact that the middle aged are still alive.

A rattlesnake that doesn't bite teaches you nothing.

We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions.

A rattlesnake that doesn't bite teaches you nothing.

We can love an honest rogue, but what is more offensive than a false saint?