'Exuberant health is always, as such, sickness also.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Extreme health can mask underlying illness.
- In plain terms
- Being overly healthy may hide sickness.
- What can you take from it?
- Monitor health beyond outward vigor.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What signs indicate hidden illness?
- How to balance vigor and vigilance?
Another view
Robust health can coexist with disease.
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