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“ It is much more important to know what sort of a patient has a disease than what sort of a disease a patient has. ”

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One special advantage of the skeptical attitude of mind is that a man is never vexed to find that after all he has been in the wrong.

~ William Osler

The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely.

~ William Osler

The future belongs to Science. More and more she will control the destinies of the nations. Already she has them in her crucible and on her balances.

~ William Osler

Shut out all of your past except that which will help you weather your tomorrows.

~ William Osler