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A well-trained, sensible doctor is one of the most valuable assets of a community.

William Osler

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William Osler
Age: 70 †
Born: 1849
Born: July 12
Died: 1919
Died: December 29
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In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions.
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A man is sane morally at thirty, rich mentally at forty, wise spiritually at fifty-or never!
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What is patience but an equanimity which enables you to rise superior to the trials of life.
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