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Letter "W" » William Osler Quotes
«The higher education so much needed today is not given in the school, is not to be bought in the market place, but it has to be wrought out in each one of us for himself; it is the silent influence of character on character.»
Author: William Osler
(Physician)
| Keywords:
bought, higher education, market, One of Us, out in, the market, The school, wrought
«A library represents the mind of its collector, his fancies and foibles, his strength and weakness, his prejudices and preferences. Particularly is this the case if, to the character of a collector, he adds -- or tries to add -- the qualities of a student who wishes to know the books and the lives of the men who wrote them. The friendships of his life, the phases of his growth, the vagaries of his mind, all are represented.»
Author: William Osler
(Physician)
| Keywords:
adds, collector, collectors, fancies, foible, foibles, friendships, phases, preferences, represented, represents, student, the books
«Varicose veins are the result of an improper selection of grandparents.»
Author: William Osler
(Physician)
| Keywords:
grandparent, grandparents, improper, selection, selections, varicose, veins
«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»
Author: William Osler
(Physician)
| About:
Faith
| Keywords:
crucible, crucibles, The Crucible, weigh
«To die daily, after the manner of St. Paul, ensures the resurrection of a new man, who makes each day the epitome of life.»
«Advice is sought to confirm a position already taken.»
«Start at once a bedside library and spend the last half hour of the day in communion with the saints of humanity.»
«We are constantly misled by the ease with which our minds fall into the ruts of one or two experiences»
«One finger in the throat and one in the rectum makes a good diagnostician.»
«It cannot be too often or too forcibly brought home to us that the hope of the profession is with the men who do its daily work in general practice.»
Author: William Osler
(Physician)
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