A man who cannot work without his hypodermic needle is a poor doctor. The amount of narcotic you use is inversely proportional to your skill. Martin H. Fischer More Quotes by Martin H. Fischer More Quotes From Martin H. Fischer A conclusion is the place where you got tired thinking. Martin H. Fischer Knowledge is a process of piling up facts wisdom lies in their simplification. Martin H. Fischer A good teacher must know the rules; a good pupil, the exceptions. Martin H. Fischer goodknowgood-teacherteacher The practice of medicine is a thinker's art the practice of surgery a plumber's. Martin H. Fischer plumbermedicinepracticeart When a man lacks mental balance in pneumonia he is said to be delirious. When he lacks mental balance without the pneumonia, he is pronounced insane by all smart doctors. Martin H. Fischer mansmartbalancesaid Diagnosis is not the end, but the beginning of practice. Martin H. Fischer endbeginningdiagnosispractice Half of the modern drugs could well be thrown out of the window, except that the birds might eat them. Martin H. Fischer birdseatsciencewindow First need in the reform of hospital management? That's easy! The death of all dietitians, and the resurrection of a French chef. Martin H. Fischer hospitalmanagementdeathchef Don't despise empiric truth. Lots of things work in practice for which the laboratory has never found proof. Martin H. Fischer nevertruthpracticework None of the great discoveries was made by a 'specialist' or a 'researcher'. Martin H. Fischer specialistnonegreatmade You must learn to talk clearly. The jargon of scientific terminology which rolls off your tongues is mental garbage. Martin H. Fischer yourtalkyougarbage Education is the process of driving a set of prejudices down your throat. Martin H. Fischer yourdowndrivingeducation Don't confuse hypothesis and theory. The former is a possible explanation; the latter, the correct one. The establishment of theory is the very purpose of science. Martin H. Fischer possibletheorypurposescience Facts are not science - as the dictionary is not literature. Martin H. Fischer dictionaryliteraturesciencefacts A doctor must work eighteen hours a day and seven days a week. If you cannot console yourself to this, get out of the profession. Martin H. Fischer yourselfdayyouwork Here's good advice for practice: go into partnership with nature; she does more than half the work and asks none of the fee. Martin H. Fischer goodnaturepracticework I find that most men would rather have their bellies opened for five hundred dollars than have a tooth pulled for five. Martin H. Fischer thanratherfindmen In diagnosis think of the easy first. Martin H. Fischer firstthinkdiagnosiseasy In the sick room, ten cents' worth of human understanding equals ten dollars' worth of medical science. Martin H. Fischer medicalsickunderstandingscience Research has been called good business, a necessity, a gamble, a game. It is none of these - it's a state of mind. Martin H. Fischer gamegoodbusinessmind
