Quote#Courage
I observe the physician, with the same diligence, as he the disease;…
Quote byJohn Donne · 1572–1631
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions (1624), VI. Metuit. The physician is afraid..
English (original)
I observe the physician, with the same diligence, as he the disease; I see he fears, and I fear with him...
— John Donne
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