As a man who had seen something of life, and neither a fool nor an
invalid, he had no faith in medicine...
(Tolstoy. Anna Karenina)
"There speaks a Protestant" Mr. Visconti said. "Any Catholic knows
that a legend which is believed has the same value and effect as the
truth. Look at the cult of the saints."
"But the Americans may be Protestants".
"Then we produce medical evidence. That is the modern form of the
legend..."
(Graham Greene. Travels with My Aunt).