But sincerity comes before courtesy, and I must gently but firmly decline to allow New York a monopoly of neurasthenia, or of the conditions that produce it.
"America To-day, Observations and Reflections"
William Archer
The novelist had there, in a group of people, been introduced to a young girl who was suffering from neurasthenia.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
What if your eyes do not focus properly, and you are continually wearing out the optic nerve, thus giving yourself headaches and neurasthenia?
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair