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words of character that Dr. Osler set as a
standard for himself, and constantly suggested
for his students, "imperturabibility", and
"equanimity", while a favorite quotation
from Macbeth, "The flighty purpose
never is o'ertook, unless the deed go with
it", was another constant spur to
endeavor. Evidence of this was shown
by Dr. Osler's book, "Principles and Practice
of Medicine". Written in 1889. Dr. Osler
was constantly revising it, and was
working on the ninth version at the
time of his death in 1919. Although
taken so seriosuly by the general public,
Dr. Osler's suggestion of "suicide at sixty",
was simply a facetious remark, inspired
by reading two books of fiction, dealing
with the humorous possibilities of such a
course. When called to account, however
Dr. Osler did advocate "rest" after sixty, for
those able to indluge in that luxury. Dr.
Osler lived to be seventy, but the last ten
years, although bringing him the honor of
the baronetcy in recognition of his splendid
work in Canada and Oxford, brought him
also the tragedy of the death of his only
son in the World War. To have gone at