William Osler

The true joy of life is being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.

In the physician's office, the patient is the boss.

Study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have him retired.

The greatest mistake in the treatment of diseases is that the remains of past ill-health are cared for with a view of getting rid of them.

Variability is the law of life.

The bedside is the center of all medical activity.

To live a full life, one must have a full mind.

The man who is master of his time is master of his life.

Medicine demands of its disciples unflagging patience and unceasing vigilance.

The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be wide; do not narrow down to one thing.

No bubble is so iridescent or so passing as that blown by the successful physician.

The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life; the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician.

Observe, record, tabulate, communicate.

The final reward of the patient is health, and the final reward of the physician is the patient's health.

Listen to your patient, he is telling you the diagnosis.

The student who is not prepared to take notes on the cases he sees, and to make careful records of the progress of the disease, will never be a good practitioner.

The way to learn medicine is at the bedside, and not in the lecture room.

The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.

The best way to get a reputation is to do your work well.

The greater the ignorance, the greater the dogmatism.