Quote#Books & Reading
Literature is full of examples of remarkable cures through the…
Quote byWilliam Osler · 1849–1919
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Faith that Heals (1910).
English (original)
Literature is full of examples of remarkable cures through the influence of the imagination, which is only an active phase of faith.
— William Osler
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