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.
HIPPOCRATESThe brain of man, like that of all animals is double, being parted down its centre by a thin membrane. For this reason pain is not always felt in the same part of the head, but sometimes on one side, sometimes on the other, and occasionally all over.
More Hippocrates Quotes
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Science begets knowledge; opinion, ignorance.
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A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession.
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Fat people who want to reduce should take their exercise on an empty stomach and sit down to their food out of breath…. Thin people who want to get fat should do exactly the opposite and never take exercise on an empty stomach.
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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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Anyone wishing to study medicine must master the art of massage.
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Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food
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Where prayer, amulets and incantations work it is only a manifestation of the patient’s belief.
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All disease begins in the gut.
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It’s far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has.
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The physician must have at his command a certain ready wit, as dourness is repulsive both to the healthy and the sick.
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Whoever is to acquire a competent knowledge of medicine, ought to be possessed of the following advantages: a natural disposition; instructionl a favorable place for the study; early tuition, love of labor; leisure.
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Life is short, and the Art long; the occasion fleeting; experience fallacious, and judgment difficult. The physician must not only be prepared to do what is right himself, but also to make the patient, the attendants, and externals cooperate.
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It is better to be full of drink than full of food.
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To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy.
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The patient must combat the disease along with the physician.
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