--- title: "4 Each day Quotes By William Osler" description: "4 Each day quotes by William Osler. Plus more from William Osler and more Each day sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/william-osler-2992_ambition_throw-away-all-ambition-beyond-that-of-d_205311.jpg" --- > [Throw away all ambition beyond that of doing the day's work well. The travelers on the road to success live in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/throw-away-all-ambition-beyond-that-of-doing-the-day-s-work-well-the/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/william-osler-2992_ambition_throw-away-all-ambition-beyond-that-of-d_205311.jpg) > [Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day's work absorb your entire energies, and satisfy your widest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/live-neither-in-the-past-nor-in-the-future-but-let-each-day-s-work/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/959/william-osler-2992_ambition_live-neither-in-the-past-nor-in-the-futu_1075339.png) > [Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day absorb all your interest, energy and enthusiasm. The best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/live-neither-in-the-past-nor-in-the-future-but-let-each-day-absorb/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/william-osler-2992_each-day_live-neither-in-the-past-nor-in-the-futu_1428479.png) > [The clean tongue, the clear head, and the bright eye are birthrights of each day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/the-clean-tongue-the-clear-head-and-the-bright-eye-are-birthrights-of/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfa/william-osler-2992_birthright_the-clean-tongue-the-clear-head-and-the_1756287.png) ## Other authors on Each day - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/each-day/paulo-coelho/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/each-day/frederick-lenz/) - [John Wooden 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/each-day/john-wooden/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-ernest-hemingway-33795.jpg) Ernest Hemingway 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/each-day/ernest-hemingway/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-og-mandino-72311.jpg) Og Mandino 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/each-day/og-mandino/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-robin-sharma-80451.jpg) Robin Sharma 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/each-day/robin-sharma/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marcus-aurelius-63282.jpg) Marcus Aurelius 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/each-day/marcus-aurelius/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-louise-hay-61509.jpg) Louise Hay 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/each-day/louise-hay/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-joel-osteen-50643.jpg) Joel Osteen 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/each-day/joel-osteen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tony-robbins-91869.jpg) Tony Robbins 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/each-day/tony-robbins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-breault-79554.jpg) Robert Breault 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/each-day/robert-breault/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-francis-75890.jpg) Pope Francis 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/each-day/pope-francis/) ## More by William Osler > [As it can be maintained that all the great advances have come from men under forty, so the history of the world shows that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/as-it-can-be-maintained-that-all-the-great-advances-have-come-from/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) > [No man is really happy or safe without a hobby ...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/no-man-is-really-happy-or-safe-without-a-hobby/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) > [But whatever you do, take neither yourselves nor your fellow-creatures too seriously. There is tragedy enough in our daily routine, but there is room…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/but-whatever-you-do-take-neither-yourselves-nor-your-fellow-creatures/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) > [Without egotism and full of feeling, laughter is the music of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/without-egotism-and-full-of-feeling-laughter-is-the-music-of-life/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) > [The librarian of today, and it will be true still more of the librarians of tomorrow, are not fiery dragons interposed between the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/the-librarian-of-today-and-it-will-be-true-still-more-of-the/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) > [The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/the-best-preparation-for-tomorrow-is-to-do-today-s-work-superbly-well/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) > [Throw away all ambition beyond that of doing the day's work well. The travelers on the road to success live in the present, heedless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/throw-away-all-ambition-beyond-that-of-doing-the-day-s-work-well-the/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) > [The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/the-very-first-step-towards-success-in-any-occupation-is-to-become/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) > [The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/the-trained-nurse-has-become-one-of-the-great-blessings-of-humanity/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) > [He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine without patients does not go to sea at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/he-who-studies-medicine-without-books-sails-an-uncharted-sea-but-he/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) > [In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/in-seeking-absolute-truth-we-aim-at-the-unattainable-and-must-be/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) > [Shed, as you do your garments, your daily sins, whether of omission or commission, and you will wake a free man, with a new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/shed-as-you-do-your-garments-your-daily-sins-whether-of-omission-or/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) > [He who knows syphilis knows medicine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/he-who-knows-syphilis-knows-medicine/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) > [Laughter is the music of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/laughter-is-the-music-of-life/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) > [Beware of people who call you 'Doc.' They rarely pay their bills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/beware-of-people-who-call-you-doc-they-rarely-pay-their-bills/) [William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/each-day/william-osler/#itemlist", "name": "4 Each day Quotes By William Osler", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Throw away all ambition beyond that of doing the day's work well. The travelers on the road to success live in the present, heedless of taking thought for the morrow. 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