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.

Quote by William Osler

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What is the student but a lover courting a fickle mistress who ever eludes his...

What is the student but a lover courting a fickle mistress who ever eludes his...

There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for...

There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for...

The future is today.

The future is today.

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

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

The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the...

The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the...

A library represents the mind of its collector, his fancies and foibles, his strength and...

A library represents the mind of its collector, his fancies and foibles, his strength and...

The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well.

The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well.

The search for static security - in the law and elsewhere - is misguided. The...

The search for static security - in the law and elsewhere - is misguided. The...

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

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

Nothing in life is more wonderful than faith - the one great moving force which...

Nothing in life is more wonderful than faith - the one great moving force which...

The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.

The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.

Observe, record, tabulate, communicate. Use your five senses. Learn to see, learn to hear, learn...

Observe, record, tabulate, communicate. Use your five senses. Learn to see, learn to hear, learn...

To study the phenomena of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while...

To study the phenomena of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while...

Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry you over the rough places in life, but...

Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry you over the rough places in life, but...

To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals...

To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals...

There are, in truth, no specialties in medicine, since to know fully many of the...

There are, in truth, no specialties in medicine, since to know fully many of the...

It is much simpler to buy books than to read them and easier to read...

It is much simpler to buy books than to read them and easier to read...

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.

The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely.

The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely.

Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants.

Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants.