Quote by Patrick O'Brian

“...he found that after prolonged contact with Claire and her opinions, he had much less trust in physicians that heretofore - and he hadn't…

— Diana Gabaldon

“You can blindly accept the current medical treatment as prescribed by your doctor, or you can question it and develop a better treatment yourself.”

— Steven Magee

“How do I validate him in the face of such profound personal loss and the outrageous denial by the medical community?”

— Mary Dimmock

“The world can absorb only doses of truth," he said; "too much would kill it." One sought education in order to adjust the dose.”

— Henry Adams

“...Truthfulness itself is almost medicinal, even when it's served without advice or insight. Just hearing true words spoken out loud provides relief.”

— Augusten Burroughs

“Nobody can really be convinced of something he or she doesn't need to believe in through some biological imperative.”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel;”

— Richard Colgan

“remember that even truthfulness in the practice of the profession cannot cure it of the fundamental defect that vitiates it.”

— Mahatma Gandhi