Without Virtue there can be no liberty

The art of healing is like an unroofed temple, uncovered at the top and cracked at the foundation.

Terror acts powerfully upon the body, through the medium of the mind, and should be employed in the cure of madness.

The Bible contains more knowledge necessary to man in his present state than any other book in the world.

Christianity is the only true and perfect religion; and... in proportion as mankind adopt its principles and obey its precepts, they will be wise and happy.

I have alternately been called an Aristocrat and a Democrat. I am neither. I am a Christocrat.

Let us show the world that a difference of opinion upon medical subjects is not incompatible with medical friendships; and in so doing, let us throw the whole odium of the hostility of physicians to each other upon their competition for business and money.