Someone Great Said...

No greater opportunity, responsibility, or obligation can fall to the

lot of a human being than to become a physician. In the care of the
suffering, the physician needs technical skill, scientific knowledge,
and human understanding. . . Tact, sympathy, and understanding are
expected of the physician, for the patient is no mere collection of
symptoms, signs, disordered functions, damaged organs, and disturbed
emotions. The patient is human, fearful, and hopeful, seeking relief,
help and reassurance.

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 1950
Edition