Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.

  • -- Ambrose Bierce 比尔斯

处方:医生的猜测,在对病人伤害最小的情况下,什么能最好地延长病情。

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One must not forget that recovery is brought about not by the physician, but by the sick man himself. He heals himself, by his own power, exactly as he walks by means of his own power, or eats, or thinks, breathes or sleeps.

不要忘记,康复不是靠医生,而是靠病人自己。他靠自己的力量治愈自己,就像他靠自己的力量走路、吃饭、思考、呼吸或睡觉一样。

The harm which is done by credulity in a man is not confined to the fostering of a credulous character in others, and consequent support of false beliefs.

轻信对一个人所造成的危害并不局限于培养别人轻信的性格,从而支持错误的信念。

One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine.

医生的首要职责之一是教育群众不要吃药。

I'm not good at chatting right away. Women have to be very patient with me, I suppose.

我不擅长马上聊天。我想,女人必须对我很有耐心。

Harm can come about without will or action. But will and action can avert harm.

没有意志和行动,伤害就会发生。但意志和行动可以避免伤害。

To be or not to be isn't the question. The question is how to prolong being.

生存还是毁灭不是问题。问题是如何延长生命。

Keep your head up and be patient.

抬起头来,要有耐心。