--- title: "4 Robert James Graves Quotes - Famous Physician (Clinical lectures on the practice of medicine)" description: "Robert James Graves was an Anglo-Irish surgeon after whom Graves' disease takes its name. Browse 4 Robert James Graves quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-james-graves-79900.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Robert James Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-james-graves-79900.jpg) # Robert James Graves (1796–1853) Physician **4** quotes in **35** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Robert James Graves was a physician, best known for *Clinical lectures on the practice of medicine*. ## Quick Facts About Robert James Graves Born March 27, 1796 Died March 20, 1853 Profession Physician Notable works Clinical lectures on the practice of medicine ## About Robert James Graves Robert James Graves was an Anglo-Irish surgeon after whom Graves' disease takes its name. He was President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Fellow of the Royal Society of London and the co-founder of the Dublin Journal of Medical Science. He is also claimed to be the uncredited inventor of the second-hand on watches. ## Quotes by Robert James Graves > [We suspect Dr. Clutterbuck's sense of hearing must be injured: for him the 'ear trumpet' magnifies but distorts sound, rendering it less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-james-graves/we-suspect-dr-clutterbuck-s-sense-of-hearing-must-be-injured-for-him/) Robert James Graves [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/robert-james-graves-73425_drs_we-suspect-dr-clutterbuck-s-sense-of-hea_196650.jpg) > [Lest when I am gone you may be at a loss for an epitaph for me, let me give you one -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-james-graves/lest-when-i-am-gone-you-may-be-at-a-loss-for-an-epitaph-for-me-let-me/) Robert James Graves [Epitaph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/epitaph/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed5/robert-james-graves-73425_epitaph_lest-when-i-am-gone-you-may-be-at-a-loss_962401.jpg) > [Learn the duty as well as taste the pleasure of original work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-james-graves/learn-the-duty-as-well-as-taste-the-pleasure-of-original-work/) Robert James Graves [Duty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/duty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/robert-james-graves-73425_duty_learn-the-duty-as-well-as-taste-the-plea_1621452.jpg) > [From the very commencement the student should set out to witness the progress and effects of sickness and ought to persevere in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-james-graves/from-the-very-commencement-the-student-should-set-out-to-witness-the/) Robert James Graves [Commencement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/commencement/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/robert-james-graves-73425_commencement_from-the-very-commencement-the-student-s_2975525.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-james-graves/#itemlist", "name": "Robert James Graves Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We suspect Dr. Clutterbuck's sense of hearing must be injured: for him the 'ear trumpet' magnifies but distorts sound, rendering it less distinct than before.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert James Graves" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-james-graves/we-suspect-dr-clutterbuck-s-sense-of-hearing-must-be-injured-for-him/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/robert-james-graves-73425_drs_we-suspect-dr-clutterbuck-s-sense-of-hea_196650.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/robert-james-graves-73425_drs_we-suspect-dr-clutterbuck-s-sense-of-hea_196650.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/robert-james-graves-73425_drs_we-suspect-dr-clutterbuck-s-sense-of-hea_196650.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We suspect Dr. Clutterbuck's sense of hearing must be injured: for him the 'ear trumpet' magnifies but…” — Robert James Graves", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Lest when I am gone you may be at a loss for an epitaph for me, let me give you one - 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