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One thing is certain: the time will come when the opinions of priests and doctors must give way to the science of life; for their opinions lead to death and misery, and the science of life is health and happiness.

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The silkworm spins out his life, and, wrapping himself in his labor, dies.

Phineas Quimby

Talking about a theory is like talking about a science we do not understand; it contains no wisdom.

Phineas Quimby

The doctors take the bodily evidence as the disease.... disease is itself an impudent opinion. He throws off the feelings of the sick and imparts to them his own which are perfect health, and his explanation destroys their feelings or disease.... He is like a captain who knows his business and feels confident in a storm, and his confidence sustains the crew and ship when both would be lost if the captain should give way to his fears.

Phineas Quimby

Phineas Quimby

Phineas Quimby

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Born: February 16, 1802

Died: January 16, 1866 (aged 63)

Bio: Phineas Parkhurst Quimby was an American spiritual teacher. Quimby was a philosopher, magnetizer, mesmerist, healer, and inventor, who resided in Belfast, Maine, and had an office in Portland, Maine. Quimby's work is widely recognized as leading to the New Thought movement.

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