Indian Medicine: Facts by Navtej

Around 600 B.C., more than a century before the great Greek physician ... Read more

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Navtej's Garden of Quotes

Though I will try to include quotes from all walks of life but an extra consideration will be given to quotes from the medical field. You are most welcome to suggest any interesting quotes to Navtej.

  • In the sick room, ten cents' worth of human understanding equals ten dollars' worth of medical science. ~Martin H. Fischer
  • A doctor who cannot take a good history and a patient who cannot give one are in danger of giving and receiving bad treatment. ~Author Unknown
  • One thousand Americans stop smoking every day - by dying. ~Author Unknown
  • A Short History of Medicine
    2000 B.C. - "Here, eat this root."
    1000 B.C. - "That root is heathen, say this prayer."
    1850 A.D. - "That prayer is superstition, drink this potion."
    1940 A.D. - "That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill."
    1985 A.D. - "That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic."
    2000 A.D. - "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root."
    ~Author Unknown
  • Our profession is the only one which works unceasingly to annihilate itself. ~Martin H. Fischer
  • Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. ~Aristotle
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