There is a form of laughter that springs from the heart, heard every day in the merry voice of childhood, the expression of a laughter -- loving spirit that defies analysis by the philosopher, which has nothing rigid or mechanical…

Quote by William Osler

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By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from...

By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from...

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...

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...

No human being is constituted to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but...

No human being is constituted to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but...

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...

There is no disease more conducive to clinical humility than aneurysm of the aorta.

There is no disease more conducive to clinical humility than aneurysm of the aorta.

It is much more important to know what sort of a patient has a disease...

It is much more important to know what sort of a patient has a disease...

In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken...

In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken...

Advice is sought to confirm a position already taken.

Advice is sought to confirm a position already taken.

The future is today.

The future is today.

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

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

Here's the advice Sir William Osler gave the students at Yale: Live neither in the...

Here's the advice Sir William Osler gave the students at Yale: Live neither in the...

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...

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...

Study until 25, investigate until 40, profession until 60, at which age I would have...

Study until 25, investigate until 40, profession until 60, at which age I would have...

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 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 natural man has only two primal passions, to get and to beget

The natural man has only two primal passions, to get and to beget

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear...

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear...

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

Tenderness is the repose of Passion