Prayer is the force as real as terrestrial gravity. As a physician, I have seen men, after all other therapy had failed, lifted out of disease and melancholy by the serene effort of prayer. Only in prayer do we achieve that complete and harmonious assembly of body, mind and spirit which gives the frail human reed its unshakable strength.

Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace.

The best way of increasing the [average] intelligence of scientists would be to reduce their number.

If the doctor of today does not become the dietician of tomorrow, the dietician of today will become the doctor of tomorrow.

The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.

Science has to be understood in its broadest sense, as a method for apprehending all observable reality, and not merely as an instrument for acquiring specialized knowledge.

The influence of prayer on the human mind and body is as demonstrable as that of secreting glands. Its results can be measured in terms of increased physical buoyancy, greater intellectual vigor, moral stamina, and a deeper understanding of the realities underlying human relationship.