Ignorance was just as dynamic as knowledge, and it grew in the same proportion.
ABRAHAM VERGHESEWhat treatment in an emergency is administered by ear?
More Abraham Verghese Quotes
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She died chasing greatness and never saw it each time it was in her hand, so she kept seeking it elsewhere, but never understood the work required to get it or to keep it.
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Pray tell us, what’s your favorite number?
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I have been the apprentice, paid my dues, and have just become master of my ship. But when I look down, why do I see the ancient, tarred, mud-stained slippers that I buried at the start of the journey still stuck to my feet?
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God will judge us, Mr. Harris, by–by what we did to relieve the suffering of our fellow human beings. I don’t think God cares what doctrine we embrace.
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We come unbidden into this life, and if we are lucky we find a purpose beyond starvation, misery, and early death which, lest we forget, is the common lot.
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As she bent over the child she realized that the tragedy of death had to do entirely with what was left unfulfilled.
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Be careful! Travel expands the mind and loosens the bowels.
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If seems almost un-American to enjoy delays, and perhaps enjoy is not the best word, but certainly a delayed flight
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Geography is destiny.
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Make something beautiful of your life.
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What we need in medical schools is not to teach empathy, as much as to preserve it.
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Empathy can be replaced by cynicism.
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Literature is a beautiful way of keeping the imagination alive, of visiting worlds you would never have time to in your day-to-day life. It keeps you abreast of a wider spectrum of human activities.
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She had always assumed that she would have years to sort out the meaning of life…
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I grew up and I found my purpose and it was to become a physician.
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