"Fed on the dry husks of facts, the……" — William Osler
"Fed on the dry husks of facts, the human heart has a hidden want which science cannot supply."
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William Osler
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118 Quotes by William Osler
William Osler has 118 quotes on this site.
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Personally, I do not see in Canada it would be a feasible thing if any Ministry organized taking over both…
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Be calm and strong and patient. Meet failure and disappointment with courage. Rise superior to the trials of life, and…
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The hardest conviction to get into the mind of a beginner is that the education upon which he is engaged…
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The future belongs to Science. More and more she will control the destinies of the nations. Already she has them…
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Shed, as you do your garments, your daily sins, whether of omission or commission, and you will wake a free…
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Half of us are blind, few of us feel, and we are all deaf.
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The extraordinary development of modern science may be her undoing. Specialism, now a necessity, has fragmented the specialities themselves in…
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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…
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Without faith a man can do nothing; with it all things are possible.
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We are all dietetic sinners; only a small percent of what we eat nourishes us; the balance goes to waste…
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To know just what has do be done, then to do it, comprises the whole philosophy of practical life.
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What is patience but an equanimity which enables you to rise superior to the trials of life.
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More Cannot Supply Quotes
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Science, by itself cannot, supply us with an ethic.
— Bertrand Russell
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Science, by itself, cannot supply us with an ethic. It can show us how to achieve a given end, and…
— Bertrand Russell
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The stories of past courage... can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this…
— John F. Kennedy
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Science, by itself, cannot supply us with an ethic. It can show us how to achieve a given end, and…
— Bertrand Russell
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Being always overavid, I demand from those I love a love equal to mine, which, being balanced people, they cannot…
— Sylvia Ashton-Warner
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Good taste cannot supply the place of genius in literature, for the best proof of taste, when there is no…
— Madame de Stael
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It is almost impossible to translate verbally and well at the same time; for the Latin (a most severe and…
— John Dryden
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In whatever area in life one may meet the challenges of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if…
— John F. Kennedy
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Good nature will always supply the absence of beauty; but beauty cannot supply the absence of good nature.
— Joseph Addison
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The stories of past courage can teach, offer hope, and provide inspiration, but they cannot supply courage itself. For this…
— Superman
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