Harm Quote by Ambrose Bierce

The best prescription is knowledge.

— C. Everett Koop

Keep a watch also on the faults of the patients, which often make them lie about the taking of things prescribed.

— Hippocrates

The patient must combat the disease along with the physician.

— Hippocrates

Better use medicines at the outset than at the last moment.

— Publilius Syrus

“Giving advice before understanding the situation is like a doctor giving a prescription without knowing the symptoms.”

— Avi Liran

I am like a doctor. I have written a prescription to help the patient. If the patient doesn't want all the pills I've recommended,…

— Javier Perez de Cuellar

Medicine is a collection of uncertain prescriptions, the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

And while we are on the subject of medication you always need to look at risk versus benefit.

— Temple Grandin

Today's literature: prescriptions written by patients.

— Karl Kraus

The greater the number of prescriptions, the more people's sense of personal responsibility dwindles.

— Hans Monderman

Any doctor will admit that any drug can have side effects, and that writing a prescription involves weighing the potential benefits against the risks.

— Mark Udall

“Whatever your ailment, our prescriptions are simple: a novel (or two), to be read at regular intervals. Some treatments will lead to a complete…

— Ella Berthoud