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There are thousands of patients on their backs who would be made better if they were on their knees instead.

— Fulton J. Sheen

A candle and flowers sit on a small table beside a cushioned chair beneath an open window with a billowing sheer curtain.
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The statement presents kneeling in prayer as more beneficial than lying as a patient. This religious comparison does not establish a treatment outcome or advise replacing medical care. The existing attribution remains unverified.

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