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
In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions.
Interpretation
The pursuit of absolute truth may be impossible, leading us to focus on partial truths instead.
This quote expresses the idea that in our quest for complete understanding and absolute truth, we may encounter the reality that such a goal is beyond our reach. Instead of striving for a perfect and unattainable truth, we should accept and find value in the fragments of understanding we are able to grasp, recognizing that our knowledge will always be incomplete.
In practice
In a discussion about philosophical concepts, this quote can illustrate our limitations in understanding reality.
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.
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Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.
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A little insomnia is not without its value in making us appreciate sleep, in throwing a ray of light upon that darkness.
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