That which is used – develops. That which is not used wastes away.
HIPPOCRATESWhoever 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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Divine is the task to relieve pain
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In all abundance there is lack.
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The combination of these two things makes regimen, when proper attention is given to the season of the year, the changes of the wind, the age of the individual, and the situation of his home. If there is any deficiency in food or exercise, the body will fall sick.
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The wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings. Let food be your medicine.
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Look well to the spine for the cause of disease.
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Old people have fewer diseases than the young, but their diseases never leave them.
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Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future; practice these acts. As to diseases, make a habit of two things–to help, or at least to do no harm.
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I also maintain that clear knowledge of natural science must be acquired, in the first instance, through mastery of medicine alone.
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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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Where prayer, amulets and incantations work it is only a manifestation of the patient’s belief.
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All parts of the body which have a function, if used in moderation and exercised in labors in which each is accustomed, become thereby healthy, well developed and age more slowly, but if unused they become liable to disease, defective in growth and age quickly.
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The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well.
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The dignity of a physician requires that he should look healthy, and as plump as nature intended him to be; for the common crowd consider those who are not of this excellent bodily condition to be unable to take care of themselves.
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A physician who is a lover of wisdom is the equal to a god.
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Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult.
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