There is no painkiller as effective as love, no anti-depressant as soothing as cheer, no defibrillator as powerful as wisdom.

As a doctor, you don’t practice medicine, rather you become the medicine yourself.

There may be medical tools in your hands to treat the patient, but those hands must be that of a loving, warm and conscientious human being.

Most so-called doctors may boastfully proclaim to you that you must be concerned about making a lot of money in the practice of medicine, but keep in mind, that's precisely what practice of medicine is not about. So, reply to them with utmost realization of the purpose of medicine, "if you want to make a lot of money, then you should better go into business, not in medicine.

A life saved is a family saved.

Your warmth has more healing power upon the patient than all the medical tools in the world.

As a doctor, you may often need to entertain the patient's belief, without actually accepting it to be factually true, if you see a potential positive impact of that belief in the person's recovery.

Be aware of the whole domain of sickness - be aware of its implications in human life - be aware of its farthest reach in the life of the patient as well as the lives of the next of kin - be aware of its deepest roots, for that very awareness is the very foundation of true diagnosis, which automatically brings along the awareness of wellness.

Understanding sickness in its whole form, reach and impact, automatically brings along the insight into wellness, just like understanding chaos with all its nuances brings along the true practical perception of harmony and the means to achieve it.