Armand Trousseau quotes
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“You should treat as many patients as possible with the new drugs while they still have the power to heal.”
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“All science touches on art; all art has its scientific side.”
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“The worst scientist is he who is not an artist; the worst artist is he who is no scientist.”
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“Every science touches art at some points—every art has its scientific side; the worst man of science is he who is never an artist, and the worst artist is he who is never a man of science.”
-- Armand TrousseauSource : Armand Trousseau (1869). “Lectures on Clinical Medicine, Delivered at the Hotel-Dieu, Paris”, p.40
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“Use new drugs quickly, while they still work.”
-- Armand Trousseau
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“To Thales the primary question was not what do we know, but how do we know it.”
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“When all else failed, you had to rely on eyeball intrumentation.”
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“Be very, very patient and very open-minded, and listen to what people have to say.”
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“The student is to collect and evaluate facts. The facts are locked up in the patient.”
Source : Abraham Flexner (1910). “Medical Education in the United States and Canada: A Report to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching”
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“The only person who is a worse liar than a faith healer is his patient.”