Physician Quotes

275 Physician quotes by 191 unique authors

I observe the physician with the same diligence as the disease. — John Donne
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer. — George Herbert
The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease. — William Osler
One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine. — William Osler
The young physician starts life with 20 drugs for each disease, and the old physician ends life with one drug for 20 diseases. — William Osler
The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind. — Paracelsus
What sense would it make or what would it benfit a physician if he discovered the origin of the diseases but could not cure or… — Paracelsus
The physician must give heed to the region in which the patient lives, that is to say, to its type and peculiarities. — Paracelsus
Cured yesterday of my disease, I died last night of my physician. — Matthew Prior
I do like books on anatomy. I have to say I'm an amateur physician, I guess. — Tom Waits
As any doctor can tell you, the most crucial step toward healing is having the right diagnosis. If the disease is precisely identified, a good… — Andrew Weil
The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines - so they should go as far as… — Frank Lloyd Wright
In my own experience as a physician, I have not seen a miraculous healing, and I don't expect to see one. — Francis Collins
This we prescribe, though no physician; Deep malice makes too deep incision; Forget, forgive; conclude and be agreed; Our doctors say this is no month… — William Shakespeare
Much of your pain is self-chosen. It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self. Therefore trust the physician,… — Khalil Gibran
I might have made a tactical error not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that didn't pay off. — Warren Zevon
You and I, we must carry on, Gemma. I cannot afford the luxury of love. I must marry well. And now I must look after… — Libba Bray
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your… — Khalil Gibran
We come unbidden into this life, and if we are lucky we find a purpose beyond starvation, misery, and early death which, lest we forget,… — Abraham Verghese
Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise Physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what… — Isaac Newton

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