Canadian physician. He helped develop modern medical practice; wrote "The Principles and Practice of Medicine," 1882.

No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher.

Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thoughts.

The young physician starts life with 20 drugs for each disease, and the old physician ends life with one drug for 20 diseases.

There are only two sorts of doctors: those who practice with their brains, and those who practice with their tongues.

In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs.

Great quotes to inspire, empower and motivate you to live the life of your dreams and become the person you've always wanted to be!

Age and Aging:

Study until twenty five, investigate until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance.

Laughter:

There is a form of laughter that springs from the heart, heard every day in the merry voice of childhood, the expression of a laughter -- loving spirit that defies analysis by the philosopher, which has nothing rigid or mechanical in it, and totally without social significance. Bubbling spontaneously from the heart of child or man. Without egotism and full of feeling, laughter is the music of life.

Medicine:

The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.

Speakers and Speaking:

Look wise say nothing and grunt, speech was given to conceal thought.