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The 50 best phrases of Dr House (philosophical and ironic)

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Have you ever seen the TV series "House"? In each of its chapters, the ineffable Doctor Gregory House, played by a masterful Hugh Laurie, embodied a doctor capable of solving any medical mystery that lay ahead.

In addition to being a true genius at his work, Doctor House was also liked and hated by his co-workers. His scathing humor and sharp criticism from him were always an incentive when it came to enjoying this series.

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The famous phrases of Doctor House

Winner of several Emmy Awards, the series is one of the most viewed and talked about in recent times. In today's article we are going to review the best phrases of Dr. House, in order to know his peculiar sense of humor and some of the controversial ironies that he used most in the day-to-day life of the Hospital.

1. Women are like dolphins: it is scientifically proven that they are too intelligent, but few understand them.

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About his relationship with the opposite sex.

2. I don't mean to see your stupid face, but I can't walk around with my eyes closed all the time.

One of his scathing phrases.

3. 30% of parents do not know that they are raising the other's child.

A surprising but real statistic (in the United States).

4. Have you ever heard that you can't live without love? Well, oxygen is more important.

Gregory House's priorities.

5. If religious people could be reasoned with, there would be no religious people.

Against the ignorance of believing people.

6. People do not change. For example, I keep saying "people don't change."

A tautology that reinforces its position on this matter.

7. Religion is not the opium of the people, it is the placebo of the people.

Truths, lies... Dr. House wanted to bring them to light.

8. Being in a relationship doesn't always mean company and being single doesn't always mean loneliness.

About relationships. Dr. House was very skeptical of married life.

9. Love and happiness are nothing but distractions.

A mythical phrase from Dr. House.

10. Everyone lies for a reason: it works. It is what allows society to function, separates man from beast.

A very pessimistic view of human communication.

11. "Time changes everything"... that's what people say, but it's not true. Doing things changes things. Doing nothing leaves things exactly as they are.

One of those motivational phrases that we should apply to our daily life.

12. People can do good things, but their instincts are not good. Either God does not exist or he is terribly cruel.

Another phrase that will not sit well with the religious.

13. Conflict generates creativity.

Many positive things and really useful lessons can be extracted from the negative.

14. Is a lie a lie if everyone knows it is a lie?

Interesting reflection.

15. Do you know what is worse than being useless? Be useless and ignorant.

A harsh criticism that he launched against one of his collaborators.

16. People hate people who have theories about people.

We are more forgiving of those who show passivity.

17. The goal in life is not to eliminate unhappiness, but to keep it to a minimum.

His particular vision of joy and suffering.

18. If you don't want a sarcastic answer, then don't ask a stupid question.

A maxim that he applied very often.

19. The temporal lobe controls speech, hearing, and memory. If she loses all that, she will be the ideal woman, but otherwise ...

A macho phrase against one of her patients.

20. Religious behavior is so close to insanity that we cannot tell the difference between them.

Again, about religiosity.

21. If you don't know how to lie, you won't know when they are lying to you.

You can only be insightful if you have the ability to deceive.

22. Half of the people I save don't deserve a second chance.

Showing his most cruel and misanthropic side.

23. If you believe in eternity, life is irrelevant.

Without death, we would not value the miracle of being alive at all.

24. People get what they get, it has nothing to do with what they deserve.

Life is grossly unfair, so it's not worth blaming yourself or others.

25. You don't die with dignity, you live with dignity.

To reflect on euthanasia.

26. Women fall in love with what they hear, and men with what they see. That's why women wear makeup and men lie.

An absolutely brilliant theory from Dr. House.

27. When we can't find a logical answer, we make up a stupid one.

On metaphysical and pseudoscientific beliefs.

28. I'm very good at keeping secrets, I've never told anyone that Wilson wets the bed.

An irony that puts Wilson, his best (and only) friend in a bad place.

29. Sincerity hurts those who live in a world of lies.

On honesty in a half-truth society.

30. I don't hate anyone, what happens is that the existence of certain people in the world bothers me.

Another of his sarcasms.

31. New is good, because old always ends in death.

About youth, old age and his particular vision of what is preferable.

32. What I find hard to believe is the general concept of belief; faith is based neither on logic nor on experience.

Another phrase that emphasizes his love for the scientific method and logical reasoning.

33. The problem is expecting something from someone who has never shown you anything.

Why do humans tend to make this huge mistake?

34. Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often.

Talking about ignorance and poor judgment of the people.

35. You have a parasite... one of those parasites that come out at nine months. Usually the women become fond of them, buy them clothes, take them to the park and give them a name. Look, he has his eyes!

In full ultrasound.

36. Why is it that when something goes well, God takes all the credit?

Another reflection on the "supreme being".

37. Would you prefer a doctor who will hold his hand while he dies, or one who will ignore him while he improves?

House was an extremely unpleasant and unfriendly doctor, but one of the most effective in saving the lives of his patients.

38. Arrogance must be earned, tell me: what have you done to earn it?

The arrogance it is only tolerable if the owner has good reasons to do so.

39. It turns out that your opinions do not give good results, better use mine.

Again about beliefs and how people do not see beyond their own world.

40. Do you want to do things right? Bad luck, things are never totally right.

Perfectionism is what you have.

41. It will take an hour to discharge you. Then you can take her away and divorce her.

Another one of his sarcasms directed at a patient's husband.

42. What would life be without the opportunity to make stupid decisions.

Another of his scathing phrases that can leave us wondering.

43. The brain, we all have one. The difference: some use it, others don't.

About the brain and how we use it.

44. There is only something worse than dumb people, dumb people who don't know they are dumb.

phrase that could have been signed by Albert Einstein himself.

45. People want to see you well, but never better than them.

We are envious by nature.

46. If emotions made you act rationally, they would not be called emotions.

We have different types of emotions and, certainly, sometimes they make us make quite debatable decisions from a logical plane.

47. The most effective laxative in the world is called "we have to talk."

A phrase that makes any husband's hair stand on end.

48. Everything is laughter, sex and fun until he asks you… what are we?

The most feared question when you don't aspire to a formal relationship.

49. Seriously, keep telling me your story. In fact, yawning is my favorite way to show how much I care to listen to you.

A form of disdain disguised as false interest.

50. It's amazing how many problems you could solve with a chainsaw.

Another display of his black humor.

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