The soul suffers when the body is diseased or traumatized, while the body suffers when the soul is ailing.

Do not destroy that immortal emblem of humanity, the Declaration of Independence.

A person's life persuades better than his word.

While fiction is often impossible, it should not be implausible.

To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.

Intuition is the source of scientific knowledge.

Obstinate people can be divided into the opinionated, the ignorant, and the boorish.

The physician heals, Nature makes well.

Where your talents and the needs of the world cross; there lies your vocation.

If things do not turn out as we wish, we should wish for them as they turn out.

All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings; there’s too much corruption in the world

No one who desires to become good will become good unless he does good things.

The mass of mankind are evidently slavish in their tastes, preferring a life suitable to beasts.

Truth is a remarkable thing. We cannot miss knowing some of it. But we cannot know it entirely.

Beauty is the gift of God

Money is a guarantee that we can have what we want in the future

Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.

Perception starts with the eye.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.