"The causes of diseases are often hidden, and to find them requires much labor and diligence."

"Very many maintain that all we know is still infinitely less than all that still remains unknown; nor do philosophers pin their faith to others' precepts in such wise that they lose their liberty, and…"

"I hold that the motion of the blood is in a circle, and is constantly impelled and distributed by the pulsific action of the heart."

"The greatest pleasure is to be found in the service of humanity."

"I have always preferred to learn and teach anatomy from actual dissection and not from books."