Physicians of the Utmost Fame Were called at once; but when they came they murmured as they took their fees, 'There is no cure for this disease.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Famous doctors were called but admitted they could not cure the disease.
- In plain terms
- Even famous doctors could not find a cure for this illness.
- What can you take from it?
- Medical skill has limits; not all diseases have cures.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you accept when there is no cure?
- What do famous doctors know that others do not?
Another view
It assumes medicine cannot eventually find a cure for any disease.
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