A Physician Is Not Angry At The Intemperance Of A Mad Patient, Nor Does He Take It Ill To Be Railed At By A Man In A Fever.

A Physician Is Not Angry At The Intemperance Of A Mad Patient, Nor Does He Take It Ill To Be Railed At By A Man In A Fever.

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A physician is not angry at the intemperance of a mad patient, nor
does he take it ill to be railed at by a man in a fever. Just so
should a wise man treat all mankind, as a physician treats a patient,
and look upon them only as sick and extravagant.
-- Seneca

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