William Osler

One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine. ↗

— William Osler

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The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals. ↗

— William Osler

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The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow. ↗

— William Osler

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To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle. ↗

— William Osler

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It is much simpler to buy books than to read them and easier to read them than to absorb their contents. ↗

— William Osler

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We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life. ↗

— William Osler

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There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite as difficult to record an observation in brief and plain language. ↗

— William Osler

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No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher. ↗

— William Osler

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The first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine. ↗

— William Osler

#educate #first #masses #medicine #physician

The future is today. ↗

— William Osler

#today