The way a book is read, which is to say, the qualities a reader brings to a book can have as much to do with its worth as anything the author puts into it.
The physician's ability to reassure the patient is a major factor in activating the body's own healing system.
Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.
Cynicism is intellectual treason.
The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life.
Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man.