There are, in effect, two things, to know and to believe one knows; to know is science; to believe one knows is ignorance.
HIPPOCRATESAnyone wishing to study medicine must master the art of massage.
More Hippocrates Quotes
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All diseases begin in the gut.
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Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm.
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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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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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Who could have foretold, from the structure of the brain, that wine could derange its functions?
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Time is that wherein there is opportunity, and opportunity is that wherein there is no great time.
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About medications that are drunk or applied to wounds it is worth learning from everyone; for people do not discover these by reasoning but by chance, and experts not more than laymen.
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In all abundance there is lack.
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Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult.
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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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I have clearly recorded this: for one can learn good lessons also from what has been tried but clearly has not succeeded, when it is clear why it has not succeeded.
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An insolent reply from a polite person is a bad sign.
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Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm.
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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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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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