I have been collecting thought-provoking quotes that are meaningful to me since I was
in high school. I have forgotten who was responsible for most of
these wise statements. I have put all of them together on this
page. A reading of my unorganized collection will aid in understanding more
about my own thinking. Though nothing said is wiser than the statements
of the Bible, I have not attempted to share any of my favorite passages of Scripture for this list.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
(Proverbs 4:7)
God is Greater . . . Christ paid a debt He did not owe, It is as much the business of a physician to alleviate pain . . . There is just one way to bring up a child in the way he should go, It takes all kinds of people to make up the world. Opportunity + Ability = Responsibility Put your best voice forward. Stop giving directions; There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. Love is a temporary emotional condition brought on by a A ship in harbor is safe . . . Pride is our national heritage, The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient Prayer: If two people agree on everything, If you can't have what you want, No Jesus = No Peace He who implants courage in the human soul is the best physician.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; Love makes burdens lighter, because you divide them. The happiest people are those who are People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges. Happiness is only found by those who are All the flowers Optimism is man's passport to a better tomorrow. Four things do not come back: Were it not for the perpetual succession of rebellious sons, Doing nothing is the most tiresome thing in the world Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. One must have a dream if one The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them. Vice, like virtue, advances by degrees. A man can go to Hell a thousand different ways . . . The purpose of the doctor:
To
comfort always. For profit, Americans will sell the rope to hang themselves. The young close their ears to our advice The only person who got all his work Take pride in America's past; You have to pay twice for cigarettes -- It is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended, It is wise for us to recur to the history of our ancestors; Good judgment comes from experience and, unfortunately, Often we need not so much to be taught as to be reminded.
Small wonder our lives have so little of God in them, A physician should be in the business of prolonging life, Life is full of surprises. Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, Don't do anything that one day you will want to forget. God is the True Healer. Your hard work has not gone unnoticed. Every day is fishing day; Understand what the will of the Lord is. People will forget what you said. The seven states of
man:
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