“Those who grieve find comfort in weeping and in arousing their sorrow until the body is too tired to bear the inner emotions.”

Even the existence of this corporeal element, low as it in reality is, because it is the source of death and all evils, is likewise good for the permanence of the Universe and the continuation of the order of things, so that one thing departs and the other succeeds.

If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others, for the knowledge of the truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.

God is identical with His attributes, so that it may be said that He is the knowledge, the knower, and the known.

Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.

Medical practice is not knitting and weaving and the labor of the hands, but it must be inspired with soul and be filled with understanding and equipped with the gift of keen observation.

Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.

In the beginning we must simplify the subject, thus unavoidably falsifying it, and later we must sophisticate away the falsely simple beginning.

Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.

Contrast the experience with something worse and you cannot help feeling happy and grateful because. The change from trouble to comfort gives us more pleasure than uninterrupted comfort does.

The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.

Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.

Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.

Silence is the maturation of wisdom.

What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.

Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.

I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name, is not a body, and that he is free from all accidents of matter, and that he has not any form whatsoever.

Change excites me. I am fifty years old. It’s when the mind catches up with the body.

It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.

Celibacy goes deeper than the flesh.

My dream is to continue filming until my body tells me to stop.

I know our bodies were engagement in the act of sex. But did you hear how loudly our souls were making music?

What drains your spirit drains your body. What fuels your spirit fuels your body.

Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It’s a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle.

Take refuge in your own arms. Collapse into the protection of your own body. It’s the safest home you will ever know.