Christiaan Barnard

Scientist

1922-11-08

Quotes by Christiaan Barnard

• On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday, I was world renowned.

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• The prime goal is to alleviate suffering, and not to prolong life. And if your treatment does not alleviate suffering, but only prolongs life, that treatment should be stopped.

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• It is infinitely better to transplant a heart than to bury it to be devoured by worms.

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