Quote#Nature
We should always presume the disease to be curable, until its own…
Quote byPeter Mere Latham · 1789–1875
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Collected Works, Book I, p. 174..
English (original)
We should always presume the disease to be curable, until its own nature prove it otherwise.
— Peter Mere Latham
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