Art Quote by William Osler

Medicine is not merely a science but an art. The character of the physician may act more powerfully upon the patient than the drugs…

— Paracelsus

Because all the sick do not recover, therefore medicine is not an art.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.

— William Osler

The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

— Voltaire

The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

— Voltaire

“Throughout medical school, residency, specialties, and subspecialties some feel we have allowed the science to overshadow the art.”

— Richard Colgan

Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the…

— Paracelsus

“The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while Nature takes its course.”

— William Owens

We profess to teach the principles and practice of medicine, or, in other words, the science and art of medicine. Science is knowledge reduced…

— Samuel Wilks

“The art of medicine is long, Hippocrates tells us, "and life is short; opportunity fleeting; the experiment perilous; judgment flawed.”

— Siddhartha Mukherjee

I can't understand why most people believe in medicine and don't believe in art, without questioning either.

— Damien Hirst

“Medicine is not a science; it is empiricism founded on a network of blunders.”

— Emmet Densmore