All Rudolf Virchow Quotes
- The task of science is to stake out the limits of the knowable, and to center consciousness within them. Center
- The task of science, therefore, is not to attack the objects of faith, but to establish the limits beyond which knowledge cannot go and found… Attack
- If popular medicine gave the people wisdom as well as knowledge, it would be the best protection for scientific and well-trained physicians. Best
- If we would serve science, we must extend her limits, not only as far as our own knowledge is concerned, but in the estimation of… Concerned
- 'Science in itself' is nothing, for it exists only in the human beings who are its bearers. 'Science for its own sake' usually means nothing… Bearers
- Belief begins where science leaves off and ends where science begins. Begins
- Belief has no place as far as science reaches, and may be first permitted to take root where science stops. Belief
- No doubt science cannot admit of compromises, and can only bring out the complete truth. Hence there must be controversy, and the strife may be,… Admit
- Disease is not something personal and special, but only a manifestation of life under modified conditions, operating according to the same laws as apply to… According
- Life itself is but the expression of a sum of phenomena, each of which follows the ordinary physical and chemical laws. Chemical
- Laws should be made, not against quacks but against superstition. Law
- Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing more than medicine on a grand scale. Grand
- It is the curse of humanity that it learns to tolerate even the most horrible situations by habituation. Curse
- Medical education does not exist to provide students with a way of making a living, but to ensure the health of the community. Community
- Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing else but medicine on a large scale. Medicine, as a social science, as the science of… Actual
- Medical statistics will be our standard of measurement: we will weigh life for life and see where the dead lie thicker, among the workers or… Among
- My politics were those of prophylaxis, my opponents preferred those of palliation. Funny
- The physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor, and the social problems should largely be solved by them. Attorney
- The body is a cell state in which every cell is a citizen. Disease is merely the conflict of the citizens of the state brought… Action
- Imprisoned quacks are always replaced by new ones. Always Replaced
- Only those who regard healing as the ultimate goal of their efforts can, therefore, be designated as physicians. Designated
- Brevity in writing is the best insurance for its perusal. Best
- Belief cannot be reckoned with in terms of science, for science and faith are mutually exclusive. Belief
- There can be no scientific dispute with respect to faith, for science and faith exclude one another. Dispute
- First, it must be a pleasure to study the human body the most miraculous masterpiece of nature and to learn about the smallest vessel and… Alleviate