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.

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Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.

Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.

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.

There is a form of laughter that springs from the heart, heard every day in...

There is a form of laughter that springs from the heart, heard every day in...

Variability is the law of life, and as no two faces are the same, so...

Variability is the law of life, and as no two faces are the same, so...

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...

He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine...

He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.

Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.

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...

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 young physician starts life with 20 drugs for each disease, and the old physician...

The young physician starts life with 20 drugs for each disease, and the old physician...

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

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

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds

When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.