Incurable wounds are those inflicted by tongue and eye, by mockery and disdain.

A vocation is born to us all; happily most of us meet promptly our twin,--occupation.

All happiness depends on courage and work. I have had many periods of wretchedness, but with energy and above all with illusions, I pulled through them all.

Time is the only capital of those who just have their inteligence as fortune.

A knowledge of mankind and of things that surround us gives us that second education which proves far move valuable than our first because it alone turns out a truly accomplished man.

In the medical profession a horse and carriage are more necessary than any scientific knowledge.

The fame of surgeons resembles the fame of actors, who live only during their lifetime and whose talent is no longer appreciable once they have disappeared.