Bible Quote by Sinclair Lewis
““Reading old Gray? That's right. Physician's library just three books: 'Gray's Anatomy' and Bible and Shakespeare. Study. You may become great doctor.””
About This Quote
Source Essay: The Physician's Library, 1935
A doctor’s essential reading includes anatomy, scripture, and drama.
In simple terms: Doctors need anatomy, Bible, Shakespeare.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate a broad, humanistic knowledge base.
Themes
education
humanities
medicine
Mood
inspirational
reflective
Type
literary
educational
When to use this quote
- Medical school
- personal study
- teaching
Key Concepts
Interdisciplinary learning
cultural literacy
Questions to Reflect On
- How does literature inform medical practice?
- What role does faith play in healing?
A Different Perspective
Balancing science and humanities can be challenging.
![“Well, right now I'm not dead. But when I am, it's like...I don't know, I guess it's like being inside a book that nobody's reading. [...] An old one. It's up on a library shelf, so you're safe and everything, but the book hasn't been checked out for a long, long time. All you can do is wait. Just…” quote by Tim O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/abb/tim-o-brien-1818_book_well-right-now-i-m-not-dead-but-when-i-a_911144.jpg)
![“We may be sure that the characteristic blindness of the twentieth century [...] lies where we have never suspected it [...] The only palliative is [...] by reading old books. [...] the books of the future would be just as good [...], but unfortunately we cannot get at them.” quote by C. S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2b8/c-s-lewis-2-132_blindness_we-may-be-sure-that-the-characteristic-b_801953.jpg)
