The art which is grand and yet simple is that which presupposes the greatest elevation both in artist and in public.

Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command.

The more a man loves, the more he suffers. The sum of possible grief for each soul is in proportion to its degree of perfection.

Hope is only the love of life.

The ideal doctor would be a man endowed with profound knowledge of life and of the soul, intuitively divining any suffering or disorder of whatever kind, and restoring peace by his mere presence.

In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.