When one wants to be natural, of necessity one becomes the reverse of natural.
Everything in excess is opposed to nature.
Eunuchs do not take the gout, nor become bald.
Where prayer, amulets and incantations work it is only a manifestation of the patient's belief.
What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men, which on no account one must spread abroad, I will keep to myself holding such things shameful to be spoken about.
What medicines do not heal, the lance will; what the lance does not heal, fire will.
Silence is not only never thirsty, but also never brings pain or sorrow.
I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.
Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave My heart into my mouth.
The freedom of individuals from compulsion or coercion never was, and is not now, the normal state of human affairs. The normal state for the ordinary person is tyranny, arbitrary control and abuse mainly by their own government.
Vanity, shame, and above all disposition, often make men brave and women chaste.