The art is long, life is short
HippocratesRead
Life is short, and the Art long; the occasion fleeting; experience fallacious, and judgment difficult. The physician must not only be prepared to do what is right himself, but also to make the patient, the attendants, and externals cooperate.
Interpretation
Life is brief and complex, requiring cooperation and sound judgment in both practice and in care.
This quote by Hippocrates emphasizes the brevity of life contrasted with the long and intricate nature of art and practice. It suggests that not only must a physician have the ability to make sound decisions, but they must also foster collaboration among everyone involved in a patient's care, highlighting the importance of teamwork and communication in achieving the best outcomes.
In practice
In a medical conference, I would use this quote to discuss the importance of holistic patient care.
The art is long, life is short
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That which is used - develops. That which is not used wastes away.
Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.
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'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.
No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing.
You should not buy a stock because it's cheap but because you know a lot about it.
Out of every hundred new ideas ninety-nine or more will probably be inferior to the traditional responses which they propose to replace. No one man, however brilliant or well-informed, can come in one lifetime to such fullness of understanding as to safely judge and dismiss the customs or institutions of his society, for those are the wisdom of generations after centuries of experiment in the laboratory of history.
Like Musa you too will be saved from the Sea. Just look through it and see Him. Then the illusion will crumble and you'll be left with the only Reality: Him.
If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing slowly ... very slowly.
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