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

Illness teaches us humility, if we are willing students.

The Uncertain Art 2007

In the operating room, every incision is a question asked of fate.

How We Die 1994

Life's value is not in its length, but in its depth.

Speech at Yale University 2001

We must learn to die well, as we learn to live well.

How We Die 1994

The immune system is the body's silent army.

The Wisdom of the Body 1999

Grief is the price we pay for love.

The Uncertain Art 2007

Doctors heal, but patients survive.

How We Die 1994

The soul of medicine lies in compassion.

The Wisdom of the Body 1999

Aging is not decline, but transformation.

The Uncertain Art 2007

In surgery, precision is poetry in motion.

How We Die 1994

Death comes to all, but how we face it defines us.

Interview with PBS 2001

The body's wisdom surpasses our understanding.

The Wisdom of the Body 1999

Hope is the physician's greatest ally.

The Uncertain Art 2007

Life is a terminal condition.

How We Die 1994

We are all patients in the grand clinic of life.

The Wisdom of the Body 1999

Healing begins with listening.

The Uncertain Art 2007

The scalpel reveals truths hidden in flesh.

How We Die 1994

To live fully is to embrace our fragility.

Letter to a colleague 2001

Medicine's art is in balancing hope and reality.

The Wisdom of the Body 1999

Deathbed wisdom: Cherish the ordinary days.

Personal reflection 2014