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Quote by William Osler
The natural man has only two primal passions, to get and to beget.

The natural man has only two primal passions, to get and to beget. – William Osler

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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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