First of all a natural talent is required; for when Nature opposes, everything else is in vain; but when Nature leads the way to what is most excellent, instruction in the art takes place.
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More Hippocrates Quotes
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Everything in excess is opposed to nature.
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War is the only proper school of the surgeon.
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Walking is a man’s best medicine.
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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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To really know is science; to merely believe you know is ignorance.
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Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.
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Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.
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All disease begins in the gut.
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Wine is an appropriate article for mankind, both for the healthy body and for the ailing man.
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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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Science begets knowledge; opinion, ignorance.
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Foolish the doctor who despises the knowledge acquired by the ancients.
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Positive health requires a knowledge of man’s primary constitution and of the powers of various foods, both those natural to them and those resulting from human skill. But eating alone is not enough for health. There must also be exercise, of which the effects must likewise be known.
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We must turn to nature itself, to the observations of the body in health and in disease to learn the truth.
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Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult.
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