Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm.
HIPPOCRATESIf for the sake of a crowded audience you do wish to hold a lecture, your ambition is no laudable one, and at least avoid all citations from the poets, for to quote them argues feeble industry.
More Hippocrates Quotes
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An insolent reply from a polite person is a bad sign.
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It is more important to know the person who has the condition than it is to know the condition the person has.
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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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Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.
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Opposites are cures for opposites.
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And he will manage the cure best who has foreseen what is to happen from the present state of matters.
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Silence is not only never thirsty, but also never brings pain or sorrow.
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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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It is most necessary to know the nature of the spine. One or more vertebrae may or may not go out of place very much and if they do, they are likely to produce serious complications and even death, if not properly adjusted. Many diseases are related to the spine.
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Where there is love of medicine, there is love of humankind.
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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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Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.
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Health is the greatest of human blessings.
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Time is that wherein there is opportunity, and opportunity is that wherein there is no great time.
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Nature itself is the best physician.
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