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title: "2 Patient Probably Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [At first I thought, if I were Superman, a perfect secret identity would be "Clark Kent, Dentist," because you could save money on tooth X-rays. But then I thought, if a patient said, "How's my back tooth?" and you just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-handey/at-first-i-thought-if-i-were-superman-a-perfect-secret-identity-would/)

[Jack Handey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-handey/)

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> [Psychotherapy is the theory that the patient will probably get well anyhow and is certainly a damn fool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/psychotherapy-is-the-theory-that-the-patient-will-probably-get-well/)

[H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/)

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