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.

Hope is only the love of life.

Dreams are excursions into the limbo of things, a semi-deliverance from the human prison.

Righteous ends, thus approved, absolve of guilt the most violent means.

A belief is not true simply because it is useful.

Great men are the real men, in them nature has succeeded.

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