Sir William Osler - Aphorisms from his Bedside Teachings (1961) p. 105

One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine.
Sir William Osler - In H. Cushing, Life of Sir William Osler (1925)
The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.
Sir William Osler
Shut out all of your past except that which will help you weather your tomorrows.
Sir William Osler
To study the phenomenon of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is not to go to sea at all.
Sir William Osler
Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.

- Sir William Osler - Aphorisms from his Bedside Teachings (1961) p. 105