The modern haematologist, instead of describing in English what he can see, prefers to describe in Greek what he can't. ~Richard Asher
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In a large mass of muscle deprived of its circulation, the rate at which the recovery process can go on, after severe stimulation, depends on the rate at which oxygen can reach the fibres by diffusion. ~Archibald Hill
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. ~Mark Twain
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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Health care is not about insurance! Health care is about getting treatment. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never. ~French Proverb
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Atrial fibrillation can be taken care of. The point is that it is manageable. Everybody is different and will have different ways of managing whatever they need, and their doctor will have ways of managing theirs. But I think the first key is just to know it exists, know whether you have it, and know what the risks are and take care of yourself! ~Howie Mandel
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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But one of the amazing things about documentary is that you can remake it every time you make one. There is no rule about how a documentary film has to be made. ~Errol Morris
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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Autumn is the hush before winter. ~French Proverb
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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