Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.
HIPPOCRATESAll 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.
More Hippocrates Quotes
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Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm.
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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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Foolish the doctor who despises the knowledge acquired by the ancients.
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Life is short, science is long; opportunity is elusive, experiment is dangerous, judgement is difficult.
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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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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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War is the only proper school of the surgeon.
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I will follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous.
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Opposites are cures for opposites.
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Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases
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Anyone wishing to study medicine must master the art of massage.
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It is better to be full of drink than full of food.
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What medicines do not heal, the lance will; what the lance does not heal, fire will.
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Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult.
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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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