Education Quotes by William Osler

9 Education quotes by William Osler

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William Osler’s nine brief insights champion the idea that education doesn’t end at graduation. His medical background lends a practical, lifelong‑learning angle that feels both grounded and inspiring.

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Study until 25, investigate until 40, profession until 60, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance.

William Osler

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The higher the standard of education in a profession, the less marked will be the charlatanism.

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The successful teacher is no longer on a height, pumping knowledge at high pressure into passive receptacles...

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No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher.

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The higher education so much needed today is not given in the school, is not to be bought in the market place,…

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Now of the difficulties bound up with the public in which we doctors work, I hesitate to speak in a mixed audience.…

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I desire no other epitaph - no hurry about it, I may say - than the statement that I taught medical students…

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The hardest conviction to get into the mind of a beginner is that the education upon which he is engaged is not…

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Observe, record, tabulate, communicate. Use your five senses. Learn to see, learn to hear, learn to feel, learn to smell, and know…

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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…

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