…all the most acute, most powerful, and most deadly diseases, and those which are most difficult to be understood by the inexperienced, fall upon the brain.
HIPPOCRATESWho could have foretold, from the structure of the brain, that wine could derange its functions?
More Hippocrates Quotes
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Things that are holy are revealed only to men who are holy.
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In all abundance there is lack.
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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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A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician.
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Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm.
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Rest as soon as there is pain.
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From nothing else but the brain come joys, delights, laughter and sports, and sorrows, griefs, despondency, and lamentations
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Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food
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I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and judgment, but never with a view to injury and wrongdoing. Neither will I administer a poison to anybody when asked to do so, nor will I suggest such a course. Similarly, I will not give to a woman a pessary to cause abortion. I will keep pure and holy both my life and my art.
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Eunuchs do not take the gout, nor become bald.
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A physician who is a lover of wisdom is the equal to a god.
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Look to the seasons when choosing your cures
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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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Time is that wherein there is opportunity, and opportunity is that wherein there is no great time.
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Leave your drugs in the chemist’s pot if you can heal the patient with food.
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