Physicians Quotes

419 quotes by 296 authors

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
Those whose suffering is due to love are, as we say of certain invalids, their own physicians. — Marcel Proust
The physicians of one class feel the patients and go away, merely prescribing medicine. As they leave the room they simply ask the patient to… — Ramakrishna
What is the use of physicians like myself trying to help parents to bring up children healthy and happy, to have them killed in such… — Benjamin Spock
Quacks are a part of our culture, and we all fall prey to them. Who among us can say, for sure, that even our own… — Hunter S. Thompson
My sense is that the wonderful technology that we have to visualize the inside of the body often leaves physicians feeling that the exam is… — Abraham Verghese
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
Insurance companies, whether private or government owned, must be compelled to pay for health-promoting measures. In turn, this will encourage physicians to offer such treatments… — 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
Many health care providers, particularly physicians in rural and urban areas, are leaving the Government programs because of inadequate reimbursement rates. — Ron Wyden
In my own experience as a physician, I have not seen a miraculous healing, and I don't expect to see one. — Francis Collins
I have ever hated all nations, professions, and communities, and all my love is toward individuals: for instance, I hate the tribe of lawyers, but… — Jonathan Swift
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

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