David K. Sweet

“first, the countenance of the patient, if it be like those of persons in health, and more so, if like itself, for this is the best of all; whereas the most opposite to it is the worst, such as the following; a sharp nose, hollow eyes, collapsed temples; the ears cold, contracted, and their lobes turned out: the skin about the forehead being rough, distended, and parched; the color of the whole face being green, black, livid, or lead-colored.”
― Hippocrates, Works of Hippocrates

“Men demonstrate their courage far more often in little things than in great.”
― Baldesar Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier

“Destiny, for me, means aligning ourselves to the highest will of life for the good of all.”
― Genevieve Boast, Tough Bliss: Restorying Life

“Nothing is so indecent that it cannot be said to another person if the proper words are used to convey it.”
― Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron