Saying that gives advice, usually as a metaphor

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A malicious itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a grimacing patient's head; symbolising the extraction of 'folly' (insanity). Engraving after D. Teniers.

An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a grimacing patient; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity). Engraving.

An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity), they are surrounded by a group of people. Pencil drawing by P. Quast, 1645.

Recto: numerous black figures within blocks resembling houses; an illustration to an Ghanaian proverb; third of six posters advertising the American Red Cross HIV/AIDS program. Colour lithograph by Damballah Dolphus Smith,1992.

Recto: a graphic black figure on his hands and knees holding a decorative bowl with in a decorated border; an illustration to a Guinean; fourth of six posters advertising the American Red Cross HIV/AIDS program. Colour lithograph by Damballah Dolphus Smith,1992.

An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity) Line engraving by L. van Leyden, 1524.

A barber-surgeon extracting stones from a woman's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity). Watercolour by J. Cats, 1787, after B. Maton.

An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity), in the background is a manic woman who is waiting for the operation. Photogravure, 1926, after T. de Brij after M. de Vos.

A malicious itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a grimacing patient's head; symbolising the extraction of 'folly' (insanity). Mezzotint by J. van der Bruggen after D. Teniers.

A surgeon in his workroom extracting stones from a patients head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity). Photogravure after J. Steen.

Commentary on Boerhaave's Aphorisms

Recto: a black figure hugs a picture of another to his chest within a graphic background; an illustration to an Ethiopian proverb; sixth of six posters advertising the American Red Cross HIV/AIDS program. Colour lithograph by Damballah Dolphus Smith,1992.

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Aphorisms and Proverbs as Topic

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Recto: a graphic black figure on his hands and knees holding a decorative bowl with in a decorated border; an illustration to a Guinean; fourth of six posters advertising the American Red Cross HIV/AIDS program. Colour lithograph by Damballah Dolphus Smith,1992.

A malicious itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a grimacing patient's head; symbolising the extraction of 'folly' (insanity). Mezzotint by J. van der Bruggen after D. Teniers.

Commentary on Boerhaave's Aphorisms

Recto: a black figure hugs a picture of another to his chest within a graphic background; an illustration to an Ethiopian proverb; sixth of six posters advertising the American Red Cross HIV/AIDS program. Colour lithograph by Damballah Dolphus Smith,1992.

Commentary on Boerhaave's Aphorisms

Aphorisms and Proverbs as Topic

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Recto: a graphic black figure on his hands and knees holding a decorative bowl with in a decorated border; an illustration to a Guinean; fourth of six posters advertising the American Red Cross HIV/AIDS program. Colour lithograph by Damballah Dolphus Smith,1992.

A malicious itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a grimacing patient's head; symbolising the extraction of 'folly' (insanity). Mezzotint by J. van der Bruggen after D. Teniers.

Commentary on Boerhaave's Aphorisms

Recto: a black figure hugs a picture of another to his chest within a graphic background; an illustration to an Ethiopian proverb; sixth of six posters advertising the American Red Cross HIV/AIDS program. Colour lithograph by Damballah Dolphus Smith,1992.

Commentary on Boerhaave's Aphorisms

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