"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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"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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"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."
-William Osler
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"No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher."
-William Osler
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"The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it."
-William Osler
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"A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece."
-Ludwig Erhard
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"In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost them - unless there is a painting, a play, a song or a poem that speaks of the event."
-Theodore Bikel
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"My first love is art, and I see a lot of things in an artistic way."
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"Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis."
-Karl Kraus
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"Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide."
-Ben Okri
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