A sensible man ought to think about that well being is the best of human blessings, and find out how by his personal thought to derive profit from his sicknesses.
HIPPOCRATESLife is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult.
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An insolent reply from a polite person is a bad sign.
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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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Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm.
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Life is short, the art long.
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Whoever is to acquire a competent knowledge of medicine, ought to be possessed of the following advantages: a natural disposition; instructionl a favorable place for the study; early tuition, love of labor; leisure.
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Look well to the spine for the cause of disease.
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The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well.
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Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.
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The greatest medicine of all is teaching people how not to need it
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Nature itself is the best physician.
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There is one common flow, one common breathing, all things are in sympathy.
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Idleness and lack of occupation tend – nay are dragged – towards evil.
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Through seven figures come sensations for a man; there is hearing for sounds, sight for the visible, nostril for smell, tongue for pleasant or unpleasant tastes, mouth for speech, body for touch, passages outwards and inwards for hot or cold breath. Through these come knowledge or lack of it.
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The function of protecting and developing health must rank even above that of restoring it when it is impaired.
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All excesses are inimical to Nature. It is safer to proceed a little at a time, especially when changing from one regimen to another.
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