It is most true, stylus virum arguit, - our style betrays us.

Good science is more than the mechanics of research and experimentation. Good science requires that scientists look inward-to contemplate the origin of their thoughts. The failures of science do not begin with flawed evidence or fumbled statistics; they begin with personal self-deception and an unjustified sense of knowing.

One was never married, and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague.

Ignorance is the Mother of Devotion.

Hope and patience are two sovereign remedies for all, the surest reposals, the softest cushions to lean on in adversity.

Our mental limitations prevent us from accepting our mental limitations.

We want to be known for having original ideas, inspired hunches, and gut feelings that make a difference. Indeed, a "well-honed sixth sense"' is considered a measure of the good clinician. But being a good doctor also requires sticking with the best medical evidence, even if it contradicts your personal experience. We need to distinguish between gut feeling and testable knowledge, between hunches and empirically tested evidence.