The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit.

There are no incurable diseases — only the lack of will. There are no worthless herbs — only the lack of knowledge.

Width of life is more important than length of life.

The knowledge of anything, since all things have causes, is not acquired or complete unless it is known by its causes.

Is it the fault of wine if a fool drinks it and goes stumbling into darkness?

An ignorant doctor is the aide-de-camp of death.

The more brilliant the lightning, the quicker it disappears.

I [prefer] a short life with width to a narrow one with length.

Medicine considers the human body as to the means by which it is cured and by which it is driven away from health.

The different sorts of madness are innumerable.

In God alone, essence (what He is) and existence (that he is) coincide.

When magic through nerves and reason passes, Imagination, force, and passion will thunder. The portrait of the world is changed.

When you're corked...you're corked!

It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You can't rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you.

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.

People love misery, they love to feel sorry for themselves, and they definitely don't want to be enlightened. That's the first thing they tell you at boot camp in the higher worlds.

Soul, a particle of God, is blessed with the gift of creative imagination, which finds a solution for every problem.

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understands the minds of other men and women.

The revelation of God is the fuel for the fire of our worship

I never was Carrie Bradshaw, but imagine how great it was to be told, "You are obligated to kiss all these men, to dress like that, and to carry on like that!" They were great guys, too.

A pound of Alaskan king crab legs and buffalo shrimp = happy Travie.