Who could have foretold, from the structure of the brain, that wine could derange its functions?
HIPPOCRATESFirst 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.
More Hippocrates Quotes
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A physician who is a lover of wisdom is the equal to a god.
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Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity.
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Male and female have the power to fuse into one solid, both because both are nourished in both and also because soul is the same thing in all living creatures, although the body of each is different.
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Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.
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Old people have fewer diseases than the young, but their diseases never leave them.
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Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future.
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If someone wishes for good health, one must first ask oneself if he is ready to do away with the reasons for his illness. Only then is it possible to help him.
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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.
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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.
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I have clearly recorded this: for one can learn good lessons also from what has been tried but clearly has not succeeded, when it is clear why it has not succeeded.
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Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food. But to eat when you are sick, is to feed your sickness.
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Wine is an appropriate article for mankind, both for the healthy body and for the ailing man.
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It is better to be full of drink than full of food.
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Of several remedies, the physician should choose the least sensational.
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All disease starts in the gut.
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