It is the same thing which makes us mad or delirious, inspires us with dread and fear, whether by night or by day, brings us sleeplessness, inopportune mistakes, aimless anxieties, absent-mindedness and acts that are contrary to habit.
HIPPOCRATESThere are, in effect, two things, to know and to believe one knows; to know is science; to believe one knows is ignorance.
More Hippocrates Quotes
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Health is the greatest of human blessings.
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I will not give to a woman a pessary to cause abortion.
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All disease starts in the gut.
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Of several remedies, the physician should choose the least sensational.
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It is better to be full of drink than full of food.
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Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. They are developed from small daily sins against Nature. When enough sins have accumulated, illnesses will suddenly appear.
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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 life so short, the craft so long to learn.
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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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Look well to the spine for the cause of disease.
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It is more important to know the person who has the condition than it is to know the condition the person has.
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He who wishes to be a surgeon should go to war.
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Life is short, and the Art long; the occasion fleeting; experience fallacious, and judgment difficult. The physician must not only be prepared to do what is right himself, but also to make the patient, the attendants, and externals cooperate.
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Silence is not only never thirsty, but also never brings pain or sorrow.
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And he will manage the cure best who has foreseen what is to happen from the present state of matters.
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