"The human intellect at birth is like a tabula rasa, a pure potentiality that is actualized through education and comes to know."

"The physician must be a man of wisdom, for wisdom is the foundation of medicine."

"The soul is a substance that is neither body nor dependent on the body."

"The mind is like a mirror; it gathers dust while it rests."

"The body is a vessel for the soul, and the soul is the captain of the ship."