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“A doctor is nothing more than consolation for the spirit.”

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Petronius, born in 27 AD and died in 66 AD, was a renowned author from the Roman Empire. His work, 'The Satyricon', is a classic of Roman literature, known for its satire and humor. more

“Into whatsoever houses I enter, I will enter to help the sick, and I will abstain from all intentional wrong-doing and harm, especially from abusing the bodies of man or woman, bond or free. And whatsoever I shall see or hear in the course of my profession, as well as outside my profession in my intercourse with men, if it be what should not be published abroad, I will never divulge, holding such things to be holy secrets.”

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Author:Hippocrates

“It is no part of a physician's business to use either persuasion or compulsion upon the patients.”

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Author:Aristotle

“Laplace considers astronomy a science of observation, because we can only observe the movements of the planets; we cannot reach them, indeed, to alter their course and to experiment with them. "On earth," said Laplace, "we make phenomena vary by experiments; in the sky, we carefully define all the phenomena presented to us by celestial motion." Certain physicians call medicine a science of observations, because they wrongly think that experimentation is inapplicable to it.”

Source: An Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine

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