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Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting,

experiment treacherous, judgement difficult.

Hippocrates (c. 460–370 BC). Aphorisms, Aph. 1.
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NeelBurton
B S c ( H o n s ) , M B B S , M R C P s y c h , M A ( P h i l ) , A KC

Tu t o r i n P s y c h i a t r y
G r e e n Te m p l e t o n C o l l e g e
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