On the education and conduct of a physician / [Henry Halford].

  • Halford, Henry, 1766-1844
Date:
1834
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Credit: On the education and conduct of a physician / [Henry Halford]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    makes him fit for society. He is taught to see the propriety, as well as the immediate advantages, of reciprocal kindness ; of con¬ ceding something which he possesses to the wants of others, and of receiving in return similar accommodation. Presently he anti¬ cipates the wishes of his companion, and vo¬ lunteers the gratification of them ; and thus lays the foundation of a friendship in the 4 idem velle adque idem nolle/ At length, by good examples, he acquires the essential principles of good breeding, c nunquam se 4 prseponens aliis, adversus nemini; and, so far as proper feelings are concerned, which are best obtained and improved by commu¬ nication and close intercourse with those who possess them, he is prepared to fulfil his duties in society. Whilst the ‘ mores,’ the result and ma¬ nifestation of the moral principle, are thus developed and enlarged, in the process of