“Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too
“The value of life ist not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them; a man may live long yet very little
“What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes
“If a lump of soot falls into the soup and you cannot conveniently get it out, stir it well in and it will give the soup a French taste
“Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark
“War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.