Sun Simiao quotes
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“Medicine is intention. Those who are proficient at using intention are good doctors.”
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“First, modify the patient's diet and lifestyle and only then, if these do not effect a cure, treat with medicinals and acupuncture.”
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“Doctors should first understand the cause of disease, then treat it with diet. Medicine should only be used if diet fails”
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“Above all, I will keep an open heart. As I move on the right path I will recieve great happiness as a reward without asking for anything in return.”
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“Whenever a great physician treats diseases, he has to be mentally calm and his disposition firm. He should not give way to wishes and desires, but has to develop first a marked attitude of compassion. He should commit himself firmly to the willingness to take the effort to save every living creature.”
-- Sun Simiao
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“In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.”
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“She's a person; the doctor pronounces her dead, not the news.”
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“When you're brown and Indian, you get offered a lot of doctor roles.”
Source : Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. June 30, 2010.
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