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.
We come together only to go apart again. The law of life can't be avoided. The law comes into operation the moment we detach ourselves from our mother's womb. All struggle & misery in life is due to our attempt to arrest this law or get away from it or in allowing ourselves to be hurt by it. The fact must be recognized. A profound unmitigated loneliness is the only truth of life. All else is false. The law of life. No sense in battling against it.
There is no truth except the truth that exists within you. Everything else is what someone is telling you.
Free will I have often heard of, but I have never seen it. I have always met with will, and plenty of it, but it has either been led captive by sin or held in the blessed bonds of grace.
The full meaning of life, the collective meaning of all human desires, is fundamentally a mystery beyond our grasp. As a young man, I chafed at this state of affairs. But by now I have made peace with it. I even feel a certain honor to be associated with such a mystery.
In the state of nature profit is the measure of right.
When a human kills an animal for food, he is neglecting his own hunger for justice. Man prays for mercy, but is unwilling to extend it to others. Why should man then expect mercy from God? It's unfair to expect something that you are not willing to give.
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