William James Mayo Professions : Physician Born : June 29, 1861 Died : July 28, 1939 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by William James Mayo The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life, the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician. William James Mayo life science ideas The glory of medicine is that it is constantly moving forward, that there is always more to learn. The ills of today do not cloud the horizon of tomorrow, but act as a spur to greater effort. William James Mayo learning science moving Experience is the great teacher; unfortunately, experience leaves mental scars, and scar tissue contracts. William James Mayo experience teacher science Given one well-trained physician of the highest type and he will do better work for a thousand people than ten specialists. William James Mayo physicians science people Experience hobbles progress and leads to abandonment of difficult problems; it encourages the initiated to walk on the shady side of the street in the direction of experiences that have been pleasant. Youth without experience attacks the unsolved problems which maturer age with experience avoids, and from the labors of youth comes progress. Youth has dreams and visions, and will not be denied. William James Mayo vision dream science The examining physician often hesitates to make the necessary examination because it involves soiling the finger. William James Mayo examination fingers physicians Unfortunately, only a small number of patients with peptic ulcer are financially able to make a pet of an ulcer. William James Mayo small-numbers pet science Similar Authors Abram Hoffer physician Buwei Yang Chao physician Broda Otto Barnes physician Brian Day physician Anna Komnene physician Axel Munthe physician All Authors
