Lastly, he must remember that he himself hath no exemption from the common lot, but that he is bound by the same laws of mortality, and liable to the same ailments and afflictions with his fellows.Thomas Sydenham
Select Thomas Sydenham Quotations
It is my nature to thin where others read.
Thomas Sydenham
A man is as old as his arteries.
Thomas Sydenham
Gout produces calculus in the kidney... the patient has frequently to entertain the painful speculation as to whether gout or stone be the worst disease. Sometimes the stone, on passing, kills the patient, without waiting for the gout.
Thomas Sydenham
We may ascertain the worth of the human race, since for its sake God's Only-begotten Son became man, and thereby ennobled the nature that he took upon him.
Thomas Sydenham
For humble individuals like myself, there is one poor comfort, which is this, viz. that gout, unlike any other disease, kills more rich men than poor, more wise men than simple.
Thomas Sydenham
I confidently affirm that the greater part of those who are supposed to have died of gout, have died of the medicine rather than the disease - a statement in which I am supported by observation.
Thomas Sydenham
All Thomas Sydenham Quotations
Words
Afflictions,
Ailments,
Bound,
Common,
Exemption,
Fellows,
Hath,
Himself,
His,
Lastly,
Laws,
Liable,
Lot,
Mortality,
Must,
Remember,
Same
Definitions
Bound,
Common,
Exemption,
Hath,
Himself,
His,
Lastly,
Liable,
Lot,
Mortality,
Must,
Remember,
Same
Copyright © 2001 - 2012 BrainyQuote
BookRags Media Network