Whenever I am asked to teach a group of medical students, junior doctors, or even a group of my peers, I often quote the words of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (121–180 CE). He was fond of reminding himself and others, “Everything we
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“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”
― The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West
― The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West
“the world is full of shipping clerks who have read the Harvard Classics”
― Mockingbird Wish Me Luck: Contemporary American Poetry—Bukowski's Poignant View on Life and Lechery
― Mockingbird Wish Me Luck: Contemporary American Poetry—Bukowski's Poignant View on Life and Lechery
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