Quote by William Osler
We are all dietetic sinners; only a small percent of what we eat n

We are all dietetic sinners; only a small percent of what we eat nourishes us; the balance goes to waste and loss of energy. – William Osler

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The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest…. – William Osler

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Nurses
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Learn to accept in silence the minor aggravations, cultivate the gift of taciturnity, and consume your own smoke with an extra draft of hard work, so that those about you may not be annoyed with the dust and soot of your complaints. – William Osler

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Complaining
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There are, in truth, no specialties in medicine, since to know fully many of the most important diseases a man must be familiar with their manifestations in many organs. – William Osler

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Eating
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Food-addiction, or food-drunkenness, is an old story in Hygienic literature. This is the first mention I have seen of it in “regular” medical literature. I fear to hope that its recognition spells progress. – Herbert M. Shelton, Getting Well

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Eating

The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison. – Ann Wigmore

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Eating

If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate. – Diogenes the Cynic

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Eating

When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use. When diet is correct, medicine is of no need. – Ayurvedic proverb

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Eating

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