He Who Studies Medicine Without Books Sails

The Hardest Conviction To Get Into The Mind Of A Beginner Is That The Education Upon Which He Is Engaged Is Not A College Course, Not A Medical Course, But A Life Course, For Which The Work Of A Few Years Under Teachers Is But A Preparation.

Start At Once A Bedside Library And Spend The Last Half Hour Of The Day In Communion With The Saints Of Humanity.

There Is No More Difficult Art To Acquire Than The Art Of Observation, And For Some Men It Is Quite As Difficult To Record An Observation In Brief And Plain Language.

The Most Essential Thing For Happiness Is The Gift Of Friendship.

Now Of The Difficulties Bound Up With The Public In Which We Doctors Work, I Hesitate To Speak In A Mixed Audience. Common Sense In Matters Medical Is Rare, And Is Usually In Inverse Ratio To The Degree Of Education.