Sherwin Nuland

Medicine American 1930 – 2014 102 quotes

Surgeon and writer on death and medicine, quoted 'The human race has always had to confront the problem of death.'

Quotes by Sherwin Nuland

Life is a precious gift, and we should cherish every moment.

How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter 1993

The human body is a universe unto itself.

The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths 1999

The art of healing lies in the art of listening.

The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths 1999

We are all storytellers, and our bodies are the canvas.

The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths 1999

The greatest wisdom comes from understanding our own mortality.

How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter 1993

The human heart is a resilient organ, both physically and emotionally.

The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths 1999

The pursuit of health is a journey, not a destination.

The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths 1999

The physician's duty is to alleviate suffering, even when a cure is not possible.

How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter 1993

Life is a precious and fleeting gift.

How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter 1993

The human body is a complex and beautiful mystery.

The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths 1999

The greatest dignity to be found in death is the dignity with which one meets it.

How We Die 1994

Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing else but medicine on a large scale.

The Wisdom of the Body 1999

We die because our bodies wear out, but we live because of the stories we tell.

The Uncertain Art 2007

In the end, it is not the years in your life that count, but the life in your years—though as a doctor, I must add, the years do matter.

Interview with The New York Times 2001

Surgery is the art of the probable, not the certain.

How We Die 1994

Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.

How We Die 1994

The body is wise; it knows how to heal itself if we let it.

The Wisdom of the Body 1999

To deny death is to deny life its full measure.

The Uncertain Art 2007

As physicians, we are not gods; we are fellow travelers on the road to mortality.

How We Die 1994

The heart's rhythm is the drumbeat of existence.

The Wisdom of the Body 1999