William Osler Quotes

7 quotes from 7 authors

When health and life pressures pile up, these seven snippets remind us to live in tight compartments and focus on what’s clear now. Osler’s advice on medicine, society, and personal balance still feels fresh. Readers who value this perspective often explore Medical Ethics and Doctor’s Wisdom pages for context.

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“If you want to avoid worry, do what Sir William Osler did: Live in "day-tight compartments." Don't stew about the futures. Just…

Anonymous

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“His name was Sir William Osler, and these are the words he read: “Our main business is not to see what lies…

Robert Morgan

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One of the most appalling comments on our present way of life is that half of all the beds in our hospitals…

Dale Carnegie

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Here's the advice Sir William Osler gave the students at Yale: Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let…

William Osler

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“As Sir William Osler once said, “The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of…

Michio Kaku

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“Society would have much to gain from decriminalization. On the immediate practical level, we would feel safer in our homes and on…

Gabor Maté

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“The failure to cultivate the power of peaceful concentration is the greatest single cause of mental breakdown," the great physician William Osler…

Elisabeth Elliot

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