Maxioms by William Osler
We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.
We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.
The natural man has only two primal passions: to get and beget.
The natural man has only two primal passions: to get and beget.
By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from whatever cause, not from a read more
By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from whatever cause, not from a lack of knowledge, but from carelessness, from absorption in other pursuits, from a contempt bred of self satisfaction
It is easier to buy books than to read them, and easier to read them than to absorb them.
It is easier to buy books than to read them, and easier to read them than to absorb them.
There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite read more
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. - Aphorisms from His Bedside Teachings and Writings.