“Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.”
Source: The Quotable Osler
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Famous William Osler Quotes
“The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.”
Source: The Quotable Osler
“No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher.”
Source: The Quotable Osler
“In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions.”
Source: Aequanimitas
“What is the student but a lover courting a fickle mistress who ever eludes his grasp?”
Source: Osler's
Source: Aequanimitas
Source: Aequanimitas
Source: Osler's
Source: Aequanimitas
Source: The philosophical essays
Source: Aequanimitas
Source: The Quotable Osler
Source: The Quotable Osler
Source: Aequanimitas
Source: Osler's
Source: The Quotable Osler
“Half of us are blind, few of us feel, and we are all deaf.”
Source: The Quotable Osler
“Fed on the dry husks of facts, the human heart has a hidden want which science cannot supply.”
Source: The philosophical essays
Source: Osler's
Source: Osler's
“Without faith a man can do nothing; with it all things are possible.”
Source: The Quotable Osler
“To know just what has do be done, then to do it, comprises the whole philosophy of practical life.”
Source: The Quotable Osler
“What is patience but an equanimity which enables you to rise superior to the trials of life.”
Source: The Quotable Osler
Source: The Quotable Osler
“The clean tongue, the clear head, and the bright eye are birthrights of each day.”
Source: A Way of Life
Source: Osler's
Source: Osler's
Source: The Quotable Osler
“Faith is a most precious commodity, without which we should be very badly off.”
Source: Aequanimitas