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> [“How it is that someone can meet a physician and within a few moments conclude that he is a good doctor? What happens during an exam room consultation that makes one patient want to follow the physician’s advice and another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-colgan/how-it-is-that-someone-can-meet-a-physician-and-within-a-few-moments/)

[Richard Colgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-colgan/)

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## More by Richard Colgan

> [“Throughout medical school, residency, specialties, and subspecialties some feel we have allowed the science to overshadow the art.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-colgan/throughout-medical-school-residency-specialties-and-subspecialties/)

[Richard Colgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-colgan/)

> [ “often it is not “the pill in the hand, but the hand behind the pill” that helps our patients feel better \[6\].” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-colgan/often-it-is-not-the-pill-in-the-hand-but-the-hand-behind-the-pill/)

[Richard Colgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-colgan/)

> [“We are urged by Socrates to be temperate, and as healers we can sometimes do the best for our patients by doing the least.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-colgan/we-are-urged-by-socrates-to-be-temperate-and-as-healers-we-can/)

[Richard Colgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-colgan/)

> [“I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel;”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-colgan/i-will-give-no-deadly-medicine-to-any-one-if-asked-nor-suggest-any/)

[Richard Colgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-colgan/)

> [“As doctors we are our patients’ teachers and must provide them with the environment to learn so as to better their physical and mental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-colgan/as-doctors-we-are-our-patients-teachers-and-must-provide-them-with/)

[Richard Colgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-colgan/)

> [“The organs of the aged do not cry out in pain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-colgan/the-organs-of-the-aged-do-not-cry-out-in-pain/)

[Richard Colgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-colgan/)

> [“The secret in the care of the patient is to care for the patient.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-colgan/the-secret-in-the-care-of-the-patient-is-to-care-for-the-patient/)

[Richard Colgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-colgan/)

> [“The doctor’s aim is to do good, even to our enemies, so much more to our friends, and my profession forbids us to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-colgan/the-doctor-s-aim-is-to-do-good-even-to-our-enemies-so-much-more-to/)

[Richard Colgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-colgan/)

> [“How it is that someone can meet a physician and within a few moments conclude that he is a good doctor? What happens during…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-colgan/how-it-is-that-someone-can-meet-a-physician-and-within-a-few-moments/)

[Richard Colgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-colgan/)

> [“Many patients fear that the symptom they are experiencing may represent something terrible or fatal, which may in fact not be the case at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-colgan/many-patients-fear-that-the-symptom-they-are-experiencing-may/)

[Richard Colgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-colgan/)

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