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.

Be convinced that, if man were able to reach the end without preparatory studies, such studies would not be preparatory but tiresome and utterly superfluous.

In accordance with the divine wisdom, genesis can only take place through destruction.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means.

Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.

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 . . .