At times the truth shines so brilliantly that we perceive it as clear as day. Our nature and habit then draw a veil over our perception, and we return to a darkness almost as dense as before. We are like those who, though beholding frequent flashes of lightning, still find themselves in the thickest darkness of the night.

The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it

Medical practice is not knitting and weaving and the labor of the hands, but it must be inspired with soul and be filled with understanding and equipped with the gift of keen observation . . .

It should not be believed that all beings exist for the sake of the existence of man. On the contrary, all the other beings too have been intended for their own sakes and not for the sake of anything else.

The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.

He, however, who begins with Metaphysics, will not only become confused in matters of religion, but will fall into complete infidelity.

Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.