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

Quote by William Osler

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The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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

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

Things cannot always go your way. Learn to accept in silence the minor aggravations, cultivate...

Things cannot always go your way. Learn to accept in silence the minor aggravations, cultivate...

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.

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...

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...

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.

The future is today.

The future is today.

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.