I learned that when a man claims to know the truth about my fever, he is merely guessing at shadows. If one error among so many can destroy us, then let the doctor stay home and watch his own pulse rather than force bitter draughts upon me while I sleep.
Michel de Montaigne
@montaigne · September 5, 2026
“For (for example) how shall the physician find out the true sign of the disease, every disease being capable of an infinite number of indications?”