A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession.
HIPPOCRATESFoolish the doctor who despises the knowledge acquired by the ancients.
More Hippocrates Quotes
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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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Rest as soon as there is pain.
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A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician.
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The greatest medicine of all is teaching people how not to need it
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All disease starts in the gut.
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It is better not to apply any treatment in cases of occult cancer; for if treated (by surgery), the patients die quickly; but if not treated, they hold out for a long time.
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Whoever wishes to investigate medicine should proceed thus: In the first place, consider the seasons of the year and what effect each of them produces.
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A physician who is a lover of wisdom is the equal to a god.
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Nature itself is the best physician.
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Idleness and lack of occupation tend – nay are dragged – towards evil.
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The human soul develops up to the time of death.
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In all abundance there is lack.
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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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If you are not your own doctor, you are a fool.
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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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