The future belongs to Science. More and more she will control the destinies of the nations. Already she has them in her crucible and on her balances.
William OslerThe good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.
William OslerThe very first step toward success in any occupation is to become interested in it. Locke put this in a very happy way when he said, give a pupil "a relish of knowledge" and you put life into his work.
William OslerThe young physician starts life with 20 drugs for each disease, and the old physician ends life with one drug for 20 diseases.
William OslerPersonally, I do not see in Canada it would be a feasible thing if any Ministry organized taking over both the Health and the Disease of the entire community... even in the most favourable circumstances... there would be that absence of competition and that sense of independence... I do not believe it would be good for the profession or good for the Public.
William Osler