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It cannot be too often or too forcibly brought home to us that the hope of the profession is with the men who do its daily work in general practice.
William Osler
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William Osler
Age: 70 †
Born: 1849
Born: July 12
Died: 1919
Died: December 29
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Engrossed late and soon in professional cares, getting and spending, you may may so lay waste your powers that you may find, too late, with hearts given away, that t here is no place in your habit-stricken souls for those gentler influences which make your life worth living.
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Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.
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The clean tongue, the clear head, and the bright eye are birthrights of each day.
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Faith is a most precious commodity, without which we should be very badly off.
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