Some patients, though conscious that their condition is perilous, recover their health simply through their contentment with the goodness of the physician.
HIPPOCRATESThose diseases which medicines do not cure, iron cures; those which iron cannot cure, fire cures; and those which fire cannot cure, are to be reckoned wholly incurable.
More Hippocrates Quotes
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To really know is science; to merely believe you know is ignorance.
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Silence is not only never thirsty, but also never brings pain or sorrow.
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Where prayer, amulets and incantations work it is only a manifestation of the patient’s belief.
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Each of the substances of a man’s diet acts upon his body and changes it in some way and upon these changes his whole life depends.
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That which is used – develops. That which is not used wastes away.
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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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Those diseases which medicines do not cure, iron cures; those which iron cannot cure, fire cures; and those which fire cannot cure, are to be reckoned wholly incurable.
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If you are not your own doctor, you are a fool.
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It is changes that are chiefly responsible for diseases, especially the greatest changes, the violent alterations both in the seasons and in other things. (:)…regimen and temperature, and one period of life to another.
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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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All disease begins in the gut.
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Men ought to know that from the brain and from the brain only arise our pleasures, joys, laughter, and jests as well as our sorrows, pains, griefs and tears. …
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Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.
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Sleep and watchfulness, both of them, when immoderate, constitute disease.
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A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession.
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