People pay the doctor for his trouble; for his kindness they still remain in his debt. – Seneca

Let your entrance into the sick room decrease, not increase, the irritability of your patient. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

It is a good thing for a physician to have prematurely grey hair and itching piles. The first makes him appear to know more than he does, and the second gives him an expression of concern which the patient interprets as being on his behalf. – A. Benson Cannon