The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope. That is why the patient's hopes are the physician's secret weapon. They are the hidden ingredients in any prescription.

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Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.

Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.

What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on...

What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on...

People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at the...

People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at the...

Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic.

Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic.

It is reasonable to expect the doctor to recognize that science may not have all...

It is reasonable to expect the doctor to recognize that science may not have all...

The only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be...

The only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be...

Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances...

Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances...

Laughter is inner jogging.

Laughter is inner jogging.

Pessimism is a waste of time

Pessimism is a waste of time

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought...

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought...

The way a book is read, which is to say, the qualities a reader brings...

The way a book is read, which is to say, the qualities a reader brings...

A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for...

A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for...

The more serious the illness, the more important it is for you to fight back,...

The more serious the illness, the more important it is for you to fight back,...

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought...

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought...

We will not have peace by afterthought.

We will not have peace by afterthought.

Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of...

Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of...

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within...

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within...

No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.

No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by...

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by...

A man's vanity is more fragile that you might think. It's easy for us to...

A man's vanity is more fragile that you might think. It's easy for us to...