Rudolf Virchow quotes

Rudolf Virchow was a German physician, pathologist, and anthropologist who is considered one of the founders of modern pathology. His pioneering work established the concept that diseases arise primarily in individual cells. He made significant contributions to public health, medical education, and the understanding of cellular biology. Here are 9 of his quotes:

Medical statistics will be our standard of measurement: we will weigh life for life and see where the dead lie thicker, among the workers or among the privileged. (Rudolf Virchow)
Cellular pathology is not an end if one cannot see any alteration in the cell. Chemistry brings the clarification of living processes nearer than does anatomy. Each anatomical change must have been preceded by a chemical one. View quote
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The task of science is to stake out the limits of the knowable, and to center consciousness within them. View quote
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Between animal and human medicine, there is no dividing line-nor should there be. View quote
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If there is real love, it is not difficult to exercise tolerance, for tolerance is the daughter of love -- it is the truly Christian trait, which, of course, Christians of today do not practice. View quote
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For if medicine is really to accomplish its great task, it must intervene in political and social life. It must point out the hindrances that impede the normal social functioning of vital processes, and effect their removal. View quote
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The future is with the vegetarians. View quote
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Every cell from a cell. View quote
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Mass disease means society is out of joint. View quote
Rudolf Virchow

Rudolf Virchow

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Occupation: German Doctor
Born: October 13, 1821
Died: September 5, 1902
Quotes count: 9
Wikipedia: Rudolf Virchow

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