# Quote — Robertson Davies, The Cunning Man

> The problem for a Paracelsian physician like me is that I see diseases as disguises in which people present me with their wretchedness.

- Author: [Robertson Davies](https://www.leafyquotes.com/robertson-davies.md)
- Book: [The Cunning Man](https://www.leafyquotes.com/robertson-davies/the-cunning-man.md)
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## More from this book

> A Library goes on as far as thought can reach.

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> "Can you tell me the time of the last complete show?"
>
> "You have the wrong number."
>
> "Eh? Isn't this the Odeon?"
>
> I decide to give a Burtonian answer.
>
> "No, this is the Great Theatre of Life. Admission is free but the taxation is mortal. You come when you can, and leave when you must. The show is continuous. Good-night."

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> But what ailed Little Eva St. Clair, in Uncle Tom's Cabin? What carried off Little Nell?...They have no clear symptoms, and seem to die of Ingrowing Virtue.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/robertson-davies/the-cunning-man/but-what-ailed.md)