Where there is love of medicine, there is love of humankind.

Whoever is to acquire a competent knowledge of medicine, ought to be possessed of the following advantages: a natural disposition; instructionl a favorable place for the study; early tuition, love of labor; leisure.

It is better not to apply any treatment in cases of occult cancer; for if treated (by surgery), the patients die quickly; but if not treated, they hold out for a long time.

There is one common flow, one common breathing, all things are in sympathy.

For extreme illnesses extreme treatments are most fitting.

An insolent reply from a polite person is a bad sign.

When in sickness, look to the spine first.