Primum non nocerum. (First do no harm)
HIPPOCRATESThe combination of these two things makes regimen, when proper attention is given to the season of the year, the changes of the wind, the age of the individual, and the situation of his home. If there is any deficiency in food or exercise, the body will fall sick.
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Where prayer, amulets and incantations work it is only a manifestation of the patient’s belief.
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That which is used – develops. That which is not used wastes away.
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Foolish the doctor who despises the knowledge acquired by the ancients.
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The 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.
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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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In all abundance there is lack.
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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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He who does not understand astrology is not a doctor but a fool.
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Of several remedies, the physician should choose the least sensational.
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There is one common flow, one common breathing, all things are in sympathy.
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When in sickness, look to the spine first.
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To really know is science; to merely believe you know is ignorance.
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All diseases begin in the gut.
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Your foods shall be your ‘remedies,’ and your ‘remedies’ shall be your foods.
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Idleness and lack of occupation tend – nay are dragged – towards evil.
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