As To The Mental Essence, We Find

Width Of Life Is More Important Than Length Of Life.

The Theory Of Medicine, Therefore, Presents What Is Useful In Thought, But Does Not Indicate How It Is To Be Applied In Practice-the Mode Of Operation Of These Principles. The Theory, When Mastered, Gives Us A Certain Kind Of Knowledge. Thus We Say, For Example, There Are Three Forms Of Fevers And Nine Constitutions. The Practice Of Medicine Is Not The Work Which The Physician Carries Out, But Is That Branch Of Medical Knowledge Which, When Acquired, Enables One To Form An Opinion Upon Which To Base The Proper Plan Of Treatment.

An Ignorant Doctor Is The Aide-de-camp Of Death.

The Physical Signs Of Measles Are Nearly The Same As Those Of Smallpox, But Nausea And Inflammation Is More Severe, Though The Pains In The Back Are Less.

When You Do Not Know The Nature Of The Malady, Leave It To Nature; Do Not Strive To Hasten Matters. For Either Nature Will Bring About The Cure Or It Will Itself Reveal Clearly What The Malady Really Is.