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He who will not open the door to give alms will open it for the doctor. — Indian (Hindi)
He who is in pain should go to the doctor. — Hebrew
Heed not all words of the doctor nor yet of the confessor. — Greek
Hide not the truth from your confessor, your doctor, or your lawyer. — Italian
If pride were an art, how many doctors we should have. — Italian
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If the doctor cures, the sun sees it; but if he kills, the earth hides it. — Scottish
It is no time to go for the doctor when the patient is dead. — Irish
New doctor, new churchyard. — German
No one becomes a good doctor before he has filled a churchyard. — Swedish
Only a doctor can kill you without punishment. — Hungarian
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Sleep is the best doctor. — Yiddish
The poor are cured by work, the rich by the doctor. — Polish
The doctor demands his fees whether he has killed the illness or the patient. — Polish
The doctor cures when he can smell money. — Polish
The doctor has a remedy for everything but poverty. — Yiddish
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The mistakes of the doctor are covered by earth. — Polish
The sick man's property belongs to the doctor. — African (Hausa)
The doctor who rides in a chair will not visit the house of the poor. — Chinese
The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease. — French
There is no doctor on the day of death. — African (Fulani)
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There are more old drunkards than old doctors. — French
Time is the best doctor. — Russian
Time helps even the doctor. — Estonian
When everybody is doing well, the doctor is miserable. — Hungarian
Where love is in the case, the doctor is an ass. — English
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With a young lawyer you lose your inheritance; with a young doctor your health. — Swedish
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