"There are, in truth, no specialties in medicine, since to know fully many of the most important diseases a man must be familiar with their manifestations in many organs."
-William Osler
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"The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow.“
-William Osler
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"In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions."
-William Osler
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"No human being is constituted to know the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth and even the best of men must be content with fragments, with partial glimpses, never the full fruition."
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"No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher."
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"The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it."
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"Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability."
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