--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: devote what time I may still have to live…" description: "\"“devote what time I may still have to live to no other occupation than that of endeavoring to acquire some knowledge of Nature, which shall be of such ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/russell-shorto-32329_medicine_devote-what-time-i-may-still-have-to-liv_19414.png" --- # devote what time I may still have to live to no other… ![“devote what time I may still have to live to no other occupation than that of endeavoring to acquire some knowledge of Nature, which shall be of such a kind as to enable us there from to deduce rules in medicine of greater certainty than those in present use.” quote by Russell Shorto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/russell-shorto-32329_medicine_devote-what-time-i-may-still-have-to-liv_19414.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/russell-shorto-32329_medicine_devote-what-time-i-may-still-have-to-liv_19414.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/russell-shorto-32329_medicine_devote-what-time-i-may-still-have-to-liv_19414.png) > ““devote what time I may still have to live to no other occupation than that of endeavoring to acquire some knowledge of Nature, which shall be of such a kind as to enable us there from to deduce rules in medicine of greater certainty than those in present use.”” [Russell Shorto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-shorto/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The writer devotes remaining life to acquiring natural knowledge that can improve medical certainty beyond current practices. **In simple terms:** I aim to learn nature to improve medicine. Key Takeaway Science for better medical rules. 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