No human being is constituted to know the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth; and even the best of men must be content with fragments, with partial glimpses, never the full fruition.

William Osler
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More Quotes By William Osler
  1. One special advantage of the skeptical attitude of mind is that a man is never vexed to find that after all he has been in the wrong.

  2. In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions.

  3. The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely.

  4. 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.

  5. Shut out all of your past except that which will help you weather your tomorrows.

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