Quote by Lewis Thomas
The dilemma of modern medicine, and the underlying central flaw in

The dilemma of modern medicine, and the underlying central flaw in medical education and, most of all, in the training of interns, is the irresistible drive to do something, anything. It is expected by patients and too often agreed to by their doctors, in the face of ignorance. – Lewis Thomas

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The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand. – Lewis Thomas

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The great secret of medicine, known to doctors but still hidden from the public, is that most things get better by themselves. – Lewis Thomas

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Sometimes you get a glimpse of a semicolon coming, a few lines farther on, and it is like climbing a steep path through woods and seeing a wooden bench just at a bend in the road ahead, a place where you can expect to sit for a moment, catching your breath. – Lewis Thomas

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Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up. – Mary Astell

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Genius without education is like silver in the mine. – Benjamin Franklin

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I would like to learn, or remember, how to live. – Annie Dillard

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I know a lot of people think Im dumb. Well, at least I aint no educated fool. – Leon Spinks

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