Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.

The cure is, is worse than the disease.

The vaccine is a filthy substance and it is foolish to expect that one kind of filth can be removed by another.

What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?

The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.

Now if I carry out this oath, and break it not, may I gain forever reputation among all men for my life and for my art; but if I transgress it and forswear myself, may the opposite befall me.

Each patient carries his own doctor inside him. They come to us not knowing this truth. We are at our best when they give the doctor who resides within each patient a chance to go to work.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.

The aim of art, the aim of a life can only be to increase the sum of freedom and responsibility to be found in every man and in the world. It cannot, under any circumstances, be to reduce or suppress that freedom, even temporarily.

Life does not consist of facts. It consists mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever flowing through one's head.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the now the primary focus of your life.