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
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Humans cannot comprehend the complete truth and must accept only partial understanding.
This quote by William Osler emphasizes the limitations of human knowledge and understanding. It suggests that no one can fully grasp the entirety of truth, and even the wisest individuals can only hope to perceive fragments of it, accepting that a complete understanding may remain forever out of reach.
Themes
TruthKnowledgeLimitationsUnderstandingWisdom
In practice
Example use cases
During a philosophy lecture discussing the nature of truth.
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