Quote#Politics & Power
Variability is the law of life, and as no two faces are the same, so…
Quote byWilliam Osler · 1849–1919
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: On the Educational Value of the Medical Society (1903).
English (original)
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.
— William Osler
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