All Sayings

7,319 sayings found from the Early Modern era

The life of man is a perpetual motion.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The physician must be a philosopher, for there is not so great a difference between them.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The study of anatomy is the study of God's handiwork.

— William Harvey c. 1620s-1650s
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The whole world is a theatre, and all the men and women merely players.

— William Harvey Uncertain (misattributed/common idiom)
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The blood is the life.

— William Harvey 1628 (implied by his work)
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The heart is a pump, and the blood is a fluid.

— William Harvey 1628 (from 'De Motu Cordis')
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I have often wondered that the heart, though it be the chief seat of life, yet is not sensible of its own motion.

— William Harvey c. 1628 (from 'De Motu Cordis')
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The more accurately we observe, the more clearly we understand.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The causes of diseases are often hidden, and to find them requires much labor and diligence.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The art of medicine is to prolong life, not to shorten it.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The human body is a machine, but it is also a living soul.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The physician must be a man of integrity and honesty.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The greatest discovery is to find the truth.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The best way to learn is to teach.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The world is full of wonders, but man is the greatest wonder of all.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The heart is the seat of the soul.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The true physician is one who loves humanity.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The most important thing in life is to be useful.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The senses are the primary source of all knowledge.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The book of nature is the only book that offers a wealth of content on every one of its pages.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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