Men think epilepsy divine, merely because they do not understand it. We will one day understand what causes it, and then cease to call it divine. And so it is with everything in the universe.
HIPPOCRATESThe way to health is to have an aromatic bath and a scented massage every day.
More Hippocrates Quotes
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All disease starts in the gut.
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There are in fact two things, science and opinion. The former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.
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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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Of several remedies, the physician should choose the least sensational.
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Into whatsoever houses I enter, I will enter to help the sick, and I will abstain from all intentional wrong-doing and harm, especially from abusing the bodies of man or woman, bond or free. And whatsoever I shall see or hear in the course of my profession,
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War is the only proper school of the surgeon.
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Look well to the spine for the cause of disease.
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Life is short, the art long.
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That which is used – develops. That which is not used wastes away.
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Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm.
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If someone wishes for good health, one must first ask oneself if he is ready to do away with the reasons for his illness. Only then is it possible to help him.
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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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A physician who is a lover of wisdom is the equal to a god.
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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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The brain of man, like that of all animals is double, being parted down its centre by a thin membrane. For this reason pain is not always felt in the same part of the head, but sometimes on one side, sometimes on the other, and occasionally all over.
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