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Those diseases which medicines do not cure, iron cures; those which iron cannot cure, fire cures; and those which fire cannot cure, are to be reckoned wholly incurable.

Hippocrates

The physician must be able to tell the antecedents, know the present, and foretell the future — must mediate these things, and have two special objects in view with regard to disease, namely, to do good or to do no harm.
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Able Antecedent Foretell Future Meditate Must Physician Present Thing
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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All Art Form Ignorance Inconsiderate Medicine Mobile Practice Those
There are, in effect, two things, to know and to believe one knows; to know is science; to believe one knows is ignorance.
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Believe Effect Ignorance Know One Science Thing Two
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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Account Course Even Hear Life May Men No Outside Regard See Treatment
To really know is science; to merely believe you know is ignorance.
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Believe Ignorance Know Merely Really Science
Sometimes give your services for nothing.
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For Give Nothing Service Sometimes
Physicians are many in title but very few in reality.
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But Few Many Physician Reality Title Very
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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Else Everything First Lead Most Natural Oppose Require Talent Vain Way
Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.
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Food Let Medicine
Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food.
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Food Medicine Our Should
Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.
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Call Good Hamd Indeed Prayer While
I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel; and in like manner I will not give to a woman a pessary to produce abortion.
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Ask Council Deadly Give Like Manner Medicine One Pessary Suggest Woman
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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Accustomed All Body Each Excercise Function Labor Moderation Part Therapy Use
Look to the seasons when choosing your cures
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Choose Cure Look Season
Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.
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Appropriate Disease Extreme Remedy
Even when all is known, the care of a man is not yet complete, because eating alone will not keep a man well; he must also take exercise. For food and exercise, while possessing opposite qualities, yet work together to produce health.
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Al Alone Care Complete Eat Even Excercise Keep Known Man Must Take When

Those diseases which medicines do not cure, iron cures; those which iron cannot cure, fire cures; and those which fire cannot cure, are to be reckoned wholly incurable.

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Those diseases which medicines do not cure, iron cures; those which iron cannot cure, fire cures; and those which fire cannot cure, are to be reckoned wholly incurable.

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