Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.

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

All parts of the body which have a function, if used in moderation and exercised in labors in which each is accustomed, become thereby healthy, well developed and age more slowly, but if unused they become liable to disease, defective in growth and age quickly.

Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.

When doing everything according to indications, although things may not turn out agreeably to indication, we should not change to another while the original appearances remain.

Time is that wherein there is opportunity, and opportunity is that wherein there is no great time.

He who wishes to be a surgeon should go to war.