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Andreas Vesalius
8 quotes
“I strive that in public dissection the students do as much as possible.”
Andreas Vesalius (1515–1564) said by 1564 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“By not first explaining the bones, anatomists delay the inexperienced student and, because of the difficulty of the subject, deter him from a very worthy examination of the works of God.”
Andreas Vesalius (1515–1564) said by 1564 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Passing over the other arts in silence, I shall speak briefly of that which concerns the health of mankind; indeed, of all the arts the genius of man has discovered it is by far the most beneficial and of prime necessity, although difficult and laborious.”
Andreas Vesalius (1515–1564) said by 1564 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In our age nothing has been so degraded and then wholly restored as anatomy.”
Andreas Vesalius (1515–1564) said by 1564 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have done my best to this single end, to aid as many as possible in a very recondite as well as laborious matter, and truly and completely to describe the structure of the human body which is formed not of ten or twelve parts-- as it may seem to the spectator-- but of some thousands of different parts.”
Andreas Vesalius (1515–1564) said by 1564 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“...but also perhaps you sometimes delight in consideration of the most perfectly constructed of all creatures, and take delight in considering the temporary lodging and instrument of the immortal soul, a dwelling that in many respects corresponds to the universe and for that reason was called the little universe [microcosmos] by the ancients.”
Andreas Vesalius (1515–1564) said by 1564 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am not accustomed to saying anything with certainty after only one or two observations.”
Andreas Vesalius (1515–1564) said by 1564 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I could have done nothing more worthwhile than to give a new description of the whole human body, of which nobody understood the anatomy, while Galen, despite his extensive writings, has offered very little on the subject.”
Andreas Vesalius (1515–1564) said by 1564 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source