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The motion of the sun's apogee, as observed by us, is 1 degree in 66 years, which is 1 minute in 1 year, and 1 second in 1 month.

He who has seen the present has seen everything, that which has taken place in the past, and that which will take place in the future.

The diameter of the Sun is to the diameter of the Earth as 19 to 3.

The apeiron (the boundless) is the origin and element of existing things. He was the first to use this name for the principle.

The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.

The heart is a pump, but it is also a symbol of life, love, and humanity.

The Pap smear is a simple, inexpensive, and highly effective method for the early detection of cervical cancer.

The discovery of the sulfonamides opened a new era in the fight against infectious diseases.

The differences in human blood are constant and hereditary.

Omnis cellula e cellula.

The most frequent and fatal of the diseases which affect the human race, is cholera.

I have discovered a method by which I can produce a state of insensibility to pain during surgical operations.

The stethoscope is an instrument which, by its very nature, is destined to render the greatest services to medicine.

I never thought of myself as a genius. I just worked hard.

There is no substitute for hard work.

The heart is a pump, but it is also a symbol of life, love, and courage.

The heart is a pump, but it is also the seat of the soul. We must never forget that.

A scientist's work is never done. There is always another question, another experiment, another discovery waiting to be made.

Insulin is not a cure, but a treatment. It allows diabetics to live, but it does not remove the underlying cause of the disease.

Insulin is not a cure for diabetes; it is a treatment. It allows the diabetic to live, and to live a useful life, but it is not a cure.