Life is short, and the Art long; the occasion fleeting; experience fallacious, and judgment difficult. The physician must not only be prepared to do what is right himself, but also to make the patient, the attendants, and externals cooperate.

Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. They are developed from small daily sins against Nature. When enough sins have accumulated, illnesses will suddenly appear.

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

Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm.

Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food.

For extreme illnesses extreme treatments are most fitting.

Of several remedies, the physician should choose the least sensational.