William Osler

Medicine Canadian 1849 – 1919 270 quotes

Father of modern medicine, transformed medical education

Quotes by William Osler

The value of a life is not in its duration, but in its donation.

Letter to a friend

The way to learn is to do.

Letter to a young doctor

The most important thing in medicine is not to do harm.

Letter to a colleague

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Letter to a friend

The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.

Letter to a student

The physician must be a man of science, but also a man of humanity.

Letter to a medical student

The student must be taught to observe, to think, and to act.

Letter to a student

The student should be taught to see, to hear, to feel, to smell, and to taste.

Letter to a student

The physician must be a man of wide culture.

Letter to a colleague

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Letter to a friend

The physician must be a perpetual student.

Letter to a medical student

The true physician is a man of science and a man of art.

Letter to a young physician

The best medicine is a cheerful heart.

Letter to a friend

The student should be taught to think for himself.

Letter to a student

The physician must be a man of integrity.

Letter to a colleague

The greatest wealth is health.

Letter to a friend

The physician must be a man of compassion.

Letter to a medical student

The true physician is a man of observation.

Letter to a young doctor

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

Letter to a friend

The student should be taught to be critical.

Letter to a student