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Quotes about contagion

Contagion, a term often associated with the rapid spread of diseases, extends far beyond the realm of physical health. It represents the powerful and often invisible force of influence that ideas, emotions, and behaviors can have as they ripple through societies. In a world increasingly interconnected, the concept of contagion highlights how quickly sentiments can spread, whether they be fear, joy, or inspiration. People are drawn to quotes about contagion because they encapsulate the profound impact of shared experiences and collective consciousness. These quotes often serve as a reminder of our interconnectedness and the potential for both positive and negative influences to shape our lives. In times of crisis, they can offer solace and understanding, while in moments of triumph, they celebrate the shared human spirit. The allure of contagion quotes lies in their ability to capture the essence of how we affect one another, reminding us of the responsibility and power we hold in our interactions. Whether it's the spread of a smile or the ripple effect of a groundbreaking idea, contagion underscores the dynamic and ever-evolving tapestry of human connection.

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Of all the problems which were open to me for study, typhus was the most urgent and the most unexplored. We knew nothing of the way in which contagion spread.
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I think that this is a contagion that can't be stopped. It is growing by leaps and bounds.
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And when they list, their lean and flashy songs / Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw, / The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, / But swoln with wind, and the rank mist they draw, / Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread.
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Our contortions, visible or secret, we communicate to the planet; already it trembles even as we do, it suffers the contagion of our crises and, as this grand mal spreads, it vomits us forth, cursing us the while.
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Toutes les muqueuses du corps étaient exposées à la contagion. L’espace d’une personne à l’autre n’était que bouillie d’air, comme celle du créateur mélangeant à la poussière sa sainte bave d’araignée fileuse.– En haut à gauche
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Like a piece of rotten meat which not only stinks right on its own surface but also surrounds itself with a stinking molecular cloud of stink, so, too, each island of the archipelago created and supported a zone of stink around itself. This zone, more extensive than the Archipelago itself, was the intermediate transmission zone between the small zone of each individual island and the Big Zone—the Big Camp Compound—comprising the entire country.
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God will always deny you things that appear like candy, yet coated with contagion.
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The biology majors among them would someday come to learn this fact: certain parasites can bend the behavior of their hosts to serve their own purposes. If viruses could do it, here is how it would look: seventeen people crowded into one small room, seventeen pairs of lungs breathing the same air, seventeen mouths drinking from the same two shot glasses, again and again, for hours.
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Mindfulness builds calmness, a more powerful contagion to beat crises.
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The Shrink always warned me that carriers stay wracked with lifelong guilt. It's not an uplifting thing having turned lovers into monsters. We feel bad that we haven't turned into monsters ourselves--survivor's guilt, that's called. And we feel a bit stupid that we didn't notice our own symptoms earlier. I mean, I'd been sort of wondering why the Atkins diet was giving me night vision. But that hadn't seemed like something to worry about...
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