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Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground-floor. but if a man hasn't got plenty of good common sense, the more science he has, the worse for his patient.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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Science Is A First-rate Piece Of Furniture

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground-floor. but if a man hasn't got plenty of good common sense, the more science he has, the worse for his patient.
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