Ambroise Paré

I dressed him, God cured him.

I have done my duty; it is for God to do the rest.

I dressed his wounds, God healed him.

I treated him, God cured him.

The true and only way to cure gunshot wounds is to apply a digestive, and not to cauterize them with boiling oil.

It is not the surgeon who cures, but God.

Never did God make a man so perfect that he could not be made better.

The surgeon must have a lion's heart and a lady's hand.

The surgeon must be ingenious, inventive, and ready to adapt to all circumstances.

To be a good surgeon, one must have a good eye, a steady hand, and a compassionate heart.

Experience is the mother of all knowledge.

Nature is the best physician.

The art of surgery is to heal, not to kill.

It is a great thing to save a life.

The good surgeon must be a man of God, full of charity and compassion.

I have always sought to do good, and to serve my neighbor.

The surgeon must be humble, and acknowledge that he is but an instrument in the hands of God.

The greatest glory of a surgeon is to cure his patient.

It is better to save a limb than to lose a life.

The surgeon must be a man of courage, for he will often face danger and death.