Gilles Menage Quotes

• The reason why borrowed books are seldom returned, is that it is easier to retain books themselves than what is inside of them.

  Gilles Menage

  Book, Library, Reason Why

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• A mild attack of apoplexy may be called death's retaining fee.

  Gilles Menage

  May, Fees, Retaining

  Menagiana Pt II

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• Medicine may be defined as the art or the science of keeping a patient quiet with frivolous reasons for his illness and amusing him with remedies good or bad until nature kills him or cures him.

  Gilles Menage

  Art, Medicine, May

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