Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Physician -- One upon whom we set our hopes when ill and our dogs

Physician — One upon whom we set our hopes when ill and our dogs when well. – Ambrose Bierce

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I asked my doctors if Id be able to play singles tennis and they said I could. That made me very happy since I havent played in five years. – Walter Cronkite

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