King Among the Blind
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In the valley of the blind, the USMLE is king.
THE DUTCH HUMANIST PHILOSOPHER Erasmus published in Latin a collection of popular idioms, entitled “Adagia.” One of these “in regione caecorum rex est luscus” is translated as “in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king” (7). A similar truism exists in most cultures. Value exists on a relative scale: if you are the best of all available options, you are the best option. An editorial by ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/2271372a0