The life so short, the craft so long to learn.
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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A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession.
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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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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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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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Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.
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Idleness and lack of occupation tend – nay are dragged – towards evil.
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A sensible man ought to think about that well being is the best of human blessings, and find out how by his personal thought to derive profit from his sicknesses.
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Foolish the doctor who despises the knowledge acquired by the ancients.
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Life is short, the art long.
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Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity.
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Some patients, though conscious that their condition is perilous, recover their health simply through their contentment with the goodness of the physician.
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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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Of several remedies, the physician should choose the least sensational.
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Just as food causes chronic disease, it can be the most powerful cure
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Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm.
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