William Osler

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The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.

William Osler

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Ignorance Closed-mindedness Dogma

Speaker

William Osler

Medium

Speech

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1902 1900s 20th century

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Citation

Osler, William. "Chauvinism in Medicine." Canadian Medical Association gathering. 17 Sept. 1902, Montreal, Québec, Canada.

The natural man has only two primal passions, to get and beget.

William Osler

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Sex Greed Nature of men

Author

William Osler

Source

Science and Immortality

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1904 1900s 20th century

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Citation

Osler, William. Science and Immortality. Houghton, Mifflin & Company, 1904, ch. 2.

The young physician starts life with twenty drugs for each disease, and the old physician ends life with one drug for twenty diseases.

William Osler

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Topic

Wisdom from experience

Author

William Osler

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Osler, William. Aphorisms from His Bedside Teachings and Writings. Henry Schuman, 1950.

Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature-subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today... The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty.

William Osler

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Topic

Achievement Progress

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William Osler

Language

English

Time

1925 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Osler, William. Quoted in The Life of Sir William Osler, written by Harvey Cushing. Vol. 1, Clarendon Press, 1925, ch. 24.