23 Quotes by Axel Munthe

A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. He can live without hope, without friends, without books, even without music, as long as he can listen to his own thoughts.

Nāks laiks, kad cilvēki vairs nesmīnēs, kad viņi sapratīs, ka radītājs gan nodevis dzīvnieku pasauli mūsu žēlastībai, bet ne mūsu patvaļai: ka dzīvniekiem ir tādas pašas tiesības uz dzīvi kā mums un ka mūsu tiesības laupīt viņiem dzīvību ir stingri turamas mūsu pašaizsardzības un eksistences tiesību robežās.

To become a good dog-doctor it is necessary to love dogs, but it is also necessary to understand them - the same as with us, with the difference that it is easier to understand a dog than a man and easier to love him.

Ne cepure ceļ vīru, bet galva.

You cannot be a good doctor without pity.

Pasteur himself was absolutely fearless. Anxious to secure a sample of saliva straight from the jaws of a rabid dog, I once saw him with the glass tube held between his lips draw a few drops of the deadly saliva from the mouth of a rabid bull-dog, held on the table by two assistants, their hands protected by leather gloves.

Christ - an anarchist who succeeded.

A dog gladly admits the superiority of his master over himself, accepts his judgment as final, but, contrary to what dog-lovers believe, he does not consider himself as a slave. His submission is voluntary, and he expects his own small rights to be respected.

What you keep for yourself, you lose. What you give away, you keep forever