“In the actual condition of medical science, the physician mostly plays the part of simple spectator of the sad episodes which his profession furnishes him.” PlaySimpleConditionsProfessionMedicalEpisodesPhysiciansSpectatorsMedical Science Author:Francois Magendie
“Remember. You are a physician. You are not a policeman nor are you a minister of religion. You must take people as they come. Remember, too that though you will generally know more about the condition than the patient, it is the patient who has the condition and this if nothing else bestows on him or her a kind of wisdom. You have the knowledge but that does not entitle you to be superior. Knowledge makes you the servant not the master.” PeopleIfsKnowsKindDoeRememberConditionsMastersPatientSuperiorsMinistersServantPhysiciansPolicemenRemember YouRemembers You Book:Smut: Two Unseemly Stories Source: Smut: Two Unseemly Stories
“The dignity of a physician requires that he should look healthy, and as plump as nature intended him to be; for the common crowd consider those who are not of this excellent bodily condition to be unable to take care of themselves.” ShouldLooksCareCommonConditionsHealthyDignityMedicineCrowdsTake CareExcellentPhysicians Author:Hippocrates