It is much more important to know what sort of a patient has a disease than what sort of a disease a patient has.

Beware of people who call you 'Doc.' They rarely pay their bills.

The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.

Be calm and strong and patient. Meet failure and disappointment with courage. Rise superior to the trials of life, and never give in to hopelessness or despair. In danger, in adversity, cling to your principles and ideals. Aequanimitas!

The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.

No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher.

Start at once a bedside library and spend the last half hour of the day in communion with the saints of humanity.