When doing everything according to indications, although things may not turn out agreeably to indication, we should not change to another while the original appearances remain.
HIPPOCRATESI will follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous.
More Hippocrates Quotes
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There are in fact two things, science and opinion. The former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.
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And if this were so in all cases, the principle would be established, that sometimes conditions can be treated by things opposite to those from which they arose, and sometimes by things like to those from which they arose.
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What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men, which on no account one must spread abroad, I will keep to myself holding such things shameful to be spoken about.
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The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well.
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It is better not to apply any treatment in cases of occult cancer; for if treated (by surgery), the patients die quickly; but if not treated, they hold out for a long time.
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All parts of the body which have a function, if used in moderation and exercised in labors in which each is accustomed, become thereby healthy, well developed and age more slowly, but if unused they become liable to disease, defective in growth and age quickly.
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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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Where prayer, amulets and incantations work it is only a manifestation of the patient’s belief.
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Everything in excess is opposed to nature.
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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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Sport is a preserver of health.
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Walking is man’s best medicine.
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A physician who is a lover of wisdom is the equal to a god.
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Look to the seasons when choosing your cures
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Idleness and lack of occupation tend – nay are dragged – towards evil.
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