The art of medicine was to be properly learned only from its practice and its exercise.
Thomas SydenhamRead
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.
Interpretation
Everyone is subject to the same mortal experiences and challenges in life.
This quote by Thomas Sydenham emphasizes the shared human experience of mortality and vulnerability. It serves as a reminder that no matter one's status or accomplishments, we are all equally affected by the conditions of life, including challenges and suffering, highlighting our commonality rather than our differences.
In practice
In a speech about community and support during hard times.
The art of medicine was to be properly learned only from its practice and its exercise.
Disease is nothing else but an attempt on the part of the body to rid itself of morbific matter.
I watched what method Nature might take, with intention of subduing the symptom by treading in her footsteps.
Gout, unlike any other disease, kills more rich men than poor, more wise men than simple. Great kings, emperors, generals, admirals and philosophers have all died of gout.
The arrival of a good clown exercises a more beneficial influence upon the health of a town than twenty asses laden with drugs.
Man's existence precedes his essence
Going around this country, I have found a great hunger in America for spiritual revival; for a belief that law must be based on a higher law; for a return to traditions and values that we once had. Our government, in its most sacred documents - the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence and all - speak of man being created, of a Creator; that we're a nation under God.
The cause of freedom is identified with the destinies of humanity, and in whatever part of the world it gains ground by and by, it will be a common gain to all those who desire it.
The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.
In Quakerism, your understanding of God is revised in light of your own experience, while in research science, you revise your model in light of data from experiments.
There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs.
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