Prayer is that which enables the soul to realize its divinity. Through prayer human beings worship absolute truth, and seek an eternal reward. Prayer is the foundation-stone of religion; and religion is the means by which the soul is purified of all that pollutes it. Prayer is the worship of the first cause of all things, the supreme ruler of all the world, the source of all strength. Prayer is the adoration of the one whose being is necessary.

There are no incurable diseases — only the lack of will. There are no worthless herbs — only the lack of knowledge.

The physical signs of measles are nearly the same as those of smallpox, but nausea and inflammation is more severe, though the pains in the back are less.

It is in the nature of water ... to become transformed into earth through a predominating earthy virtue; ... it is in the nature of earth to become transformed into water through a predominating aqueous virtue.

The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit.

An ignorant doctor is the aide-de-camp of death.

Is it the fault of wine if a fool drinks it and goes stumbling into darkness?