The physician must have at his command a certain ready wit, as dourness is repulsive both to the healthy and the sick.
HIPPOCRATESFoolish the doctor who despises the knowledge acquired by the ancients.
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A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician.
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Male and female have the power to fuse into one solid, both because both are nourished in both and because soul is the same thing in all living creatures, although the body of each is different.
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Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases
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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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The 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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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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Men ought to know that from the brain and from the brain only arise our pleasures, joys, laughter, and jests as well as our sorrows, pains, griefs and tears. …
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Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult.
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What medicines do not heal, the lance will; what the lance does not heal, fire will.
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First 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.
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The life so short, the craft so long to learn.
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There is one common flow, one common breathing, all things are in sympathy.
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Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm.
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Look to the seasons when choosing your cures
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Where there is love of medicine, there is love of humankind.
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