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William Osler quotes

Canadian Scientist July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919

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Nothing in life is more wonderful than faith - the one great moving force which we can neither weigh in the balance nor test in the crucible. William Osler
Variability is the law of life, and as no two faces are the same, so no two bodies are alike, and no two individuals react alike and behave alike under the abnormal conditions which we know as disease. William Osler
The young physician starts life with 20 drugs for each disease, and the old physician ends life with one drug for 20 diseases. William Osler
William Osler quote: "We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can..."
We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life. William Osler
William Osler quote: "No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by..."
No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher. William Osler
William Osler quote: "The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work..."
The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well. William Osler
No human being is constituted to know the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth; and even the best of men must be content with fragments, with partial glimpses, never the full fruition. William Osler
William Osler quote: "Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants."
Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants. William Osler
One special advantage of the skeptical attitude of mind is that a man is never vexed to find that after all he has been in the wrong. William Osler
Observe, record, tabulate, communicate. Use your five senses. Learn to see, learn to hear, learn to feel, learn to smell, and know that by practice alone you can become expert. William Osler
William Osler quote: "The very first step towards success in any occupation is to..."
The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it. William Osler
William Osler quote: "The natural man has only two primal passions, to get and to..."
The natural man has only two primal passions, to get and to beget. William Osler
William Osler quote: "The good physician treats the disease; the great physician..."
The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease. William Osler
William Osler quote: "To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to..."
To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle. William Osler
He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine without patients does not go to sea at all. William Osler

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