Education tends to be diagrammatic and categorical, opening up no sluices in the human imagination on the wonder of the beauty of our unique estate in the cosmos. Little wonder that it becomes so easy for our young to regard human hurt casually or to be uninspired by the magic of sensitivity.

Of all the gifts bestowed by nature on human beings, hearty laughter must be close to the top.

Although a man may have no jurisdiction over the fact of his existence, he can hold supreme command over the meaning of existence for him.

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter.

Each patient carries his own doctor inside him.

Words have to be crafted, not sprayed. They need to be fitted together with infinite care.

My reason nourishes my faith and my faith my reason.