Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord.

The disease is produced by influences which act similar to the healing process and the disease condition is removed through remedies which produce similar symptoms to the disease.

I have heard that Tiberius used to say that that man was ridiculous, who after sixth years, appealed to a physician.

Surgeons can cut out everything except cause.

It is far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has.

The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.