An insolent reply from a polite person is a bad sign.
HIPPOCRATESWine is an appropriate article for mankind, both for the healthy body and for the ailing man.
More Hippocrates Quotes
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To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy.
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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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Whoever is to acquire a competent knowledge of medicine, ought to be possessed of the following advantages: a natural disposition; instructionl a favorable place for the study; early tuition, love of labor; leisure.
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Where prayer, amulets and incantations work it is only a manifestation of the patient’s belief.
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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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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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It is better not to apply any treatment in cases of occult cancer; for if treated (by surgery), the patients die quickly; but if not treated, they hold out for a long time.
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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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Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.
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Foolish the doctor who despises the knowledge acquired by the ancients.
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Your foods shall be your ‘remedies,’ and your ‘remedies’ shall be your foods.
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Nature itself is the best physician.
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Male and female have the power to fuse into one solid, both because both are nourished in both and also because soul is the same thing in all living creatures, although the body of each is different.
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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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