Fickle Quote by William Osler Download Open image “What is the student but a lover courting a fickle mistress who ever eludes his grasp?” — William Osler ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Fickle Mistress
The student ends up lusting after time with the teacher, hanging on her every word, and forgetting that this is about him or her,… — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe the motions of his mistress. He must laugh when she laughs, sigh when she sighs. In short, he should be the shadow of her mind. A lady, in the presence of her lover, should never want a looking-glass; as a beau, in the presence of… — Henry Fielding Copy Share
The instructor can scarcely give sensibility where it is essentially wanting, nor talent to the unpercipient block. But he can cultivate and direct the… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Copy Share Image
Woman is mistress of the art of completely imbittering the life of the person on whom she depends. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
“A wife is meant to be cherished and to be treated with a gentle hand, while a mistress is a convenient cunt to rut… — Sylvia Day Copy Share Image
“I fell in love with the young assistant professor who took me through my first poetry course. Really in love--that is, enough to alarm… — Agnes De Mille Copy Share Image
“Though the Mistress is all about power, confidence and control, she still must give back to her clients who provide the very platform she… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“He was the kind of young man whose handsome face has brought him plenty of success in the past and is now ever-ready for… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
What a sweet reverence is that when a young man deems his mistress a little more than mortal and almost chides himself for longing… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
As it can be maintained that all the great advances have come from men under forty, so the history of the world shows that… — William Osler Copy Share Image
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… — William Osler Copy Share Image
The librarian of today, and it will be true still more of the librarians of tomorrow, are not fiery dragons interposed between the people… — William Osler Copy Share Image
The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well. — William Osler Copy Share Image
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… — William Osler Copy Share Image
The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it. — William Osler Copy Share Image
The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest. — William Osler Copy Share Image
He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine without patients does not go to sea at all. — William Osler Copy Share Image
In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions. — William Osler Copy Share Image
Shed, as you do your garments, your daily sins, whether of omission or commission, and you will wake a free man, with a new… — William Osler Copy Share Image
Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things. — Fergus Henderson Copy Share Image
Growing up I did commercials and things like that, but nothing serious. As I got older, my family is really hardcore into academics. They… — Portia Doubleday Copy Share Image
Young men have strong passions and tend to gratify them indiscriminately. Of the bodily desires, it is the sexual by which they are most… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Speaking generally, men are ungrateful, fickle, hypocritical, fearful odanger and covetous ogain. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
The gay community is very fickle. And I know because I'm part of it and I see it every day. — Lance Bass Copy Share Image
Only when human sorrows are turned into a toy with glaring colors will baby people become interested - for a while at least. The… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Hollywood is fickle; your career can end pretty fast. If the acting jobs dry up, you have to have something to fall back on.… — Matthew Lawrence Copy Share Image
Regardless of whether I can shift my affections to another - and the heart, as you observed, is a notoriously fickle beast - the… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“I am made for autumn. Summer and I have a fickle relationship, but everything about autumn is perfect to me. Wooly jumpers, Wellington boot,… — Alys Fowler Copy Share Image
But collective thinking is usually short-lived. We're fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a great gift for self-destruction. — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image