Intended for healthcare professionals

Fillers Endpiece

Two of the same

BMJ 2003; 326 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.326.7394.841/a (Published 19 April 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;326:841

God and the doctor we alike adore But only when in danger, not before;

The danger o'er, both are alike requited, God is forgotten, and the Doctor slighted.

Fred Charatan, retired geriatric physician, Florida

Footnotes

  • Submitted by John Owen, English epigrammatist (1563-1622)