In medicine, as in statecraft and propaganda, words are sometimes the most powerful drugs we can use.

Every businessman over 50 should have a daily nap and nip-a short nap after lunch and a relaxing highball before dinner.

Every day give yourself a good mental shampoo.

Nobody should smoke cigarettes - and smoking with an ulcer is like pouring gasoline on a burning house.

A much more effective and lasting method of facelifting than surgical technique is happy thinking, new interests and outdoor exercise.

A library is a repository of medicine for the mind