To really know is science; to merely believe you know is ignorance.
HIPPOCRATESAll excesses are inimical to Nature. It is safer to proceed a little at a time, especially when changing from one regimen to another.
More Hippocrates Quotes
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It is better to be full of drink than full of food.
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Anyone wishing to study medicine must master the art of massage.
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Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.
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Silence is not only never thirsty, but also never brings pain or sorrow.
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Wherefore the heart and the diaphragm are particularly sensitive, they have nothing to do, however, with the operations of the understanding, but of all these the brain is the cause.
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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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Life is short, the art long.
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Sport is a preserver of health.
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Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future; practice these acts. As to diseases, make a habit of two things–to help, or at least to do no harm.
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Each of the substances of a man’s diet acts upon his body and changes it in some way and upon these changes his whole life depends.
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Healing in a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.
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Life is short, science is long; opportunity is elusive, experiment is dangerous, judgement is difficult.
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Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.
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The chief virtue that language can have is clarity.
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That which is used – develops. That which is not used wastes away.
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