The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.

He who is too much afraid of being duped has lost the power of being magnanimous.

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.

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.

It is work which gives flavor to life.

Latent genius is but a presumption. Everything that can be, is bound to come into being, and what never comes into being is nothing.

Men don't achieve truth because they lack humility and love of truth. They won't criticize their own beliefs. Truth would overwhelm them.