Quote by William Osler
The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the nex

The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow. – William Osler

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Varicose veins are the result of an improper selection of grandparents. – 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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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. – William Osler

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The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained. By the age of fifty you have made yourself what you are, and if it is good, it is better than your youth. – Marya Mannes, More in Anger, 1958

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Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The sequel was like a childrens party taken over by the elders. – F. Scott Fitzgerald

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After thirty, a body has a mind of its own. – Bette Midler

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Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if it is to appeal to a new age. – Georg C. Lichtenberg

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