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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Variability is the law of life, and as no two faces are the same, so no two bodies are alike, and no two individuals react alike and behave alike under the abnormal conditions which we know as disease.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Life is characterized by variability, and each individual responds differently to challenges such as disease.
William Osler highlights the inherent variability in life, emphasizing that just as no two faces are alike, individuals respond uniquely to the stresses and conditions of life, particularly when faced with illness. This reflects the complexity of human nature and the importance of understanding individual differences in the context of health and disease.
Themes
VariabilityIndividualityLifeDiseaseResponse
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during a medical conference to emphasize the importance of personalized medicine.
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