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We Do Not Accost A Physician As We Do Any Mere Nobody; Nor A Magistrate As We Do A Private Individual. We Try To Get Some Advantage From The Skill Of The One And The Position Of The Other. Walk In The Sun, And Your Shadow Will Follow You, Whether You Will Or Not.

-Saint Basil

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We Do Not Accost A Physician As

Saint Basil

We Do Not Accost A Physician As We Do Any Mere Nobody; Nor A Magistrate As We Do A Private Individual. We Try To Get Some Advantage From The Skill Of The One And The Position Of The Other. Walk In The Sun, And Your Shadow Will Follow You, Whether You Will Or Not.

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