And if incision of the temple is made on the left, spasm seizes the parts on the right, while if the incision is on the right, spasm seizes the parts on the left.
HIPPOCRATESNatural forces within us are the true healers of disease.
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Wherefore the heart and the diaphragm are particularly sensitive, they have nothing to do, however, with the operations of the understanding, but of all these the brain is the cause.
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The life so short, the craft so long to learn.
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Medicine is of all the Arts the most noble; but, owing to the ignorance of those who practice it, and of those who, inconsiderately, form a judgment of them, it is at present behind all the arts.
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Look well to the spine for the cause of disease.
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A sensible man ought to think about that well being is the best of human blessings, and find out how by his personal thought to derive profit from his sicknesses.
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The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
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Silence is not only never thirsty, but also never brings pain or sorrow.
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Idleness and lack of occupation tend – nay are dragged – towards evil.
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First of all a natural talent is required; for when Nature opposes, everything else is in vain; but when Nature leads the way to what is most excellent, instruction in the art takes place.
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And he will manage the cure best who has foreseen what is to happen from the present state of matters.
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The wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings. Let food be your medicine.
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Life is short, science is long; opportunity is elusive, experiment is dangerous, judgement is difficult.
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To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy.
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Each of the substances of a man’s diet acts upon his body and changes it in some way and upon these changes his whole life depends.
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Whoever wishes to investigate medicine should proceed thus: In the first place, consider the seasons of the year and what effect each of them produces.
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