Observe, record, tabulate, communicate. Use your five senses. Learn to see, learn to hear, learn to feel, learn to smell, and know that by practice alone you can become expert.
William OslerRead
Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the value of silence and cautious speech over unnecessary words.
William Osler suggests that often, remaining silent and appearing wise is more beneficial than speaking without thought. He points out that speech can be a deceptive tool, used to hide true intentions or thoughts, encouraging us to think carefully before we express ourselves.
Themes
WisdomSilenceThoughtSpeechContemplation
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about communication styles, this quote can illustrate the importance of thoughtful speech.
More from William Osler
All quotes βThere 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 OslerRead
One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine.
William OslerRead
No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher.
William OslerRead
The young physician starts life with 20 drugs for each disease, and the old physician ends life with one drug for 20 diseases.
William OslerRead
Let each hour of the day have its allotted duty, and cultivate that power of concentration which grows with its exercise.
William OslerRead
Similar quotes
The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal.
C. S. LewisRead
Believe things, rather than man.
Benjamin WhichcoteRead
Reasonable men adapt themselves to their environment; unreasonable men try to adapt their environment to themselves. Thus all progress is the result of the efforts of unreasonable men.
George Bernard ShawRead
We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and we seem to do it about every ten minutes.
J. William FulbrightRead
since the thing perhaps is to eat flowers and not to be afraid
E. E. CummingsRead
The abundance of our lives is not determined by how long we live, but how well we live. Christ makes abundant life possible if we choose to live it now.
Barbara Brown TaylorRead