1918 in Science - Medicine

Medicine

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Famous quotes containing the word medicine:

    “In view of the fact that the number of people living too long has risen catastrophically and still continues to rise.... Question: Must we live as long as modern medicine enables us to?... We control our entry into life, it is time we began to control our exit.”
    —Max Frisch (1911–1991)

    “Good medicine is bitter, but it cures illness.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    Confucius.

    “As there is a use in medicine for poisons, so the world cannot move without rogues.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)