Quote#Work
Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in…
Quote byWilliam Osler · 1849–1919
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Life of Sir William Osler (1925), Vol. I, Ch. 24 : "The Fixed Period'".
English (original)
Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature—subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today … The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty.
— William Osler
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