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“The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even amongst powerful princes.”

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When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.

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Nothing is so foolish, they say, as for a man to stand for office and woo the crowd to win its vote, buy its support with presents, court the applause of all those fools and feel self-satisfied when they cry their approval, and then in his hour of triumph to be carried round like an effigy for the public to…

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