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.
HIPPOCRATESWine is an appropriate article for mankind, both for the healthy body and for the ailing man.
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Sleep and watchfulness, both of them, when immoderate, constitute disease.
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An insolent reply from a polite person is a bad sign.
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Of several remedies, the physician should choose the least sensational.
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The patient must combat the disease along with the physician.
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It is better to be full of drink than full of food.
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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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Divine is the task to relieve pain
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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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Time is that wherein there is opportunity, and opportunity is that wherein there is no great time.
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Sport is a preserver of health.
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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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That which is used – develops. That which is not used wastes away.
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Who could have foretold, from the structure of the brain, that wine could derange its functions?
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When doing everything according to indications, although things may not turn out agreeably to indication, we should not change to another while the original appearances remain.
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Nature itself is the best physician.
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