Quotes by Norman Cousins

Explore a curated collection of 47 quotes by Norman Cousins. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. — Norman Cousins
Life is an adventure in forgiveness — Norman Cousins
The way a book is read- which is to say,the qualities a reader brings to a book- can have as much to do with its worth a — Norman Cousins
History is a vast early warning system. — Norman Cousins
People who develop the habit of thinking of themselves as world citizens are fulfilling the first requirement of sanity — Norman Cousins
The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it withing his means to nourish the fo — Norman Cousins
Not every illness can be overcome. But many people allow illness to disfigure their lives more than it should. They cave — Norman Cousins
The library is not a shrine for the worship of books. It is not a temple where literary incense must be burned or where — Norman Cousins
A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life. — Norman Cousins
A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where — Norman Cousins
Never deny a diagnosis but do deny the negative verdict that may go with it. — Norman Cousins
Death is not the enemy living in constant fear of it is. — Norman Cousins
The most costly disease is not cancer or coronaries. The most costly disease is boredom - costly for both individual and — Norman Cousins
Capitalism in the United States has undergone profound modification not just under the New Deal but through a consensus — Norman Cousins
Life is an adventure in forgiveness. — Norman Cousins
History is a vast early warning system. — Norman Cousins
The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope. That is why the patient's hopes are t — Norman Cousins
It has always seemed to me that hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors. — Norman Cousins
The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness. — Norman Cousins
Don't defy the diagnosis try to defy the verdict. — Norman Cousins