“特鲁多墓志铭”出处释疑

Doubt on "Trudeau Epitaph" of Source Dispelling

“To cure some times,to relieve often,to comfort always”,这段话多数人都相信它出自美国医生特鲁多的墓志铭,但近年来却有学者提出了质疑,认为它没有确切的出处。那么,在世界追求医学人文回归的今天,这段话还会被人们不断地提及、引用,这就很有必要为其做正本清源的研究。研究结果发现,这段名言从其性质上说,它不是墓志铭,而是格言;此格言应该源于15世纪中叶的法国,是集体智慧的结晶。希望通过此次研判,使人们在今后引用这段格言时能够做到毫厘不爽;更希望医学生在自主学习过程中逐渐培养自身的批判性思维。

"To cure some times,to relieve often,to comfort always",the phrase is believed to be an epitaph of the American physician Trudeau,but in recent years scholars have questioned its exact provenance.Today,in the world of welcome the return of medical humanities,this statement is constantly referred and quoted,and it is necessary to research on its origin.First,the quote by its nature is not an epitaph,but an aphorism.Second,this aphorism originated in France in the mid-15th century,and is the crystallization of collective wisdom.It is hoped that through this study,this aphorism will be quoted with perfect accuracy,and medical students will gradually develop their critical thinking in the process of autonomous learning.