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Thought Provoking Quotes

Phil

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A while back I visited my new Nephrologist (first time).
Dr’s consulting rooms usually have a pile of magazines, well thumbed, garden/home/cars/food etc.
This consulting room was a big surprise.
A table with …………….. Coffee Table Books!

Not having much time I picked up a small one called The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.
A first look found the following:

“Is your glass half empty or half full?” Asked the mole.
“I think I’m grateful to have a glass, said the boy.”

“What do you think is the biggest waste of time?”
“Comparing yourself to others, said the mole.”

Okay, so lets read some more.
Dr was running late (what’s new for Dr’s?) and I nearly read the whole book.

Here is a link -
https://www.goodreads.com/work/quot...e-fox-and-the-horse-the-animated-story?page=1
 
Phil said:
Dr’s consulting rooms usually have a pile of magazines, well thumbed, garden/home/cars/food etc.
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Some years ago I was in the Dr's surgery waiting room trawling through the mags, severial of which were 'Oncologist Monthly' (or similar). When I eventually saw the doc and mentioned them he agreed that patients might not be too enamoured with reading about cancer. They were removed and haven't been seen since - Rob
 
Sometimes there are cartoon type drawings on Facebook of these characters and their thought provoking quotes 👍. I enjoy them when they come along but don't 'follow' it
 
We now no longer get 'reading materials' in the GP medical practice... since Covid they've never made a return. You have to take your own with you - and leave with it.
 
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The problem in the waiting rooms that I sit in are out of date magazines which are well worn.
The National Geographic ones are interesting.
 
My ex-wife (the BXW) was a GP. I had a couple of spare copies of Good Woodworking with my articles in, so I donated them to the Surgery. Within 10 minutes of them being put on the table, a patient walked into her room with two of them under his arm. When I heard about it I didn't know whether to be flattered or annoyed.
S
 
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"There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is generally adopted." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer

That’s my favourite quote and in today’s climate I think it’s particularly pertinent.
 
Steve Maskery said:
My ex-wife (the BXW) was a GP. I had a couple of spare copies of Good Woodworking with my articles in, so I donated them to the Surgery. Within 10 minutes of them being put on the table, a patient walked into her room with two of them under his arm. When I heard about it I didn't know whether to be flattered or annoyed.
S
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Oh yes definitely a compliment.
This one from Dirty Harry is one that fits SO often.
“A man’s gotta know his limitations”
 
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