William Osler Quotes
Quotes
Professions & Work“The person who takes medicine must recover twice, once from the disease and once from the medicine.”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“Medicine is learned by the bedside and not in the classroom. Let not your conceptions of disease come from the words heard in the lecture room or read from the book. See and then reason and compare and control. But see first.”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day 's work absorb your entire energies, and satisfy your wildest ambition.”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“ The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals. ”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“ He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine without patients does not go to sea at all. ”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“ Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants. ”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“ It is astonishing with how little reading a doctor can practice medicine, but it is not astonishing how badly he may do it. ”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“ One special advantage of the skeptical attitude of mind is that a man is never vexed to find that after all, he has been in the wrong. ”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“ Listen to your patient he is telling you the diagnosis. ”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“ The foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow. ”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“ One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine. ”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“ The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely. ”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“ The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease. ”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“ Laughter is the music of life. ”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“ A physician who treats himself has a fool for a patient. ”
William OslerQuotes
Professions & Work“ We are all dietetic sinners; only a small percent of what we eat nourishes us; the balance goes to waste and loss of energy. ”
William OslerGet inspiration for parents!
Subscribe for parenting tips, family money advice, baby names and more
We’ll send you tons of inspiration to help you find a hidden gem in your local area or plan a big day out.
Check your inbox for your latest news from us. You have subscribed to:
Remember that you can always manage your preferences or unsubscribe through the link at the foot of each newsletter.
