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title: "2 Fragments Quotes By William Osler"
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> [No human being is constituted to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth; and even the best of men must be content with fragments, with partial glimpses, never the full fruition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/no-human-being-is-constituted-to-know-the-truth-the-whole-truth-and/)

[William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/)

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> [At the outset do not be worried about this big question-Truth. It is a very simple matter if each one of you starts with the desire to get as much as possible. No human being is constituted to know the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-osler/at-the-outset-do-not-be-worried-about-this-big-question-truth-it-is-a/)

[William Osler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-osler/)

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## Other authors on Fragments

## 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/)

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