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Achievement1 quote
Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature-subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today... The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. — William Osler · 1925Closed-mindedness1 quote
The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism. — William Osler · 1902Dogma1 quote
The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism. — William Osler · 1902Greed1 quote
The natural man has only two primal passions, to get and beget. — William Osler · 1904Ignorance1 quote
The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism. — William Osler · 1902Nature of men1 quote
The natural man has only two primal passions, to get and beget. — William Osler · 1904Progress1 quote
Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature-subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today... The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. — William Osler · 1925Sex1 quote
The natural man has only two primal passions, to get and beget. — William Osler · 1904Wisdom from experience1 quote
The young physician starts life with twenty drugs for each disease, and the old physician ends life with one drug for twenty diseases. — William Osler · 1950