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That which is used – develops. That which is not used wastes away.

Hippocrates

Through seven figures come sensations for a man; there is hearing for sounds, sight for the visible, nostril for smell, tongue for pleasant or unpleasant tastes, mouth for speech, body for touch, passages outwards and inwards for hot or cold breath. Through these come knowledge or lack of it.
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Come Figure Hear Man Nostril Sensational Seven Sight Smell Sound Visible
Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food. But to eat when you are sick, is to feed your sickness.
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Doctor Everyone Help Her Him Just Work
Look to the seasons when choosing your cures
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Choose Cure Look Season
All disease starts in the gut.
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All Disease Gut Start
Time is that wherein there is opportunity, and opportunity is that wherein there is no great time.
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Great Opportunity Time Weather Wherein
Of several remedies, the physician should choose the least sensational.
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Choose Least Physician Remedy Sensational Several
Primum non nocerum. (First do no harm)
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First Harm No Nocerum Non Primum
The life so short, the craft so long to learn.
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Craft Learn Life Long Short So
Silence is not only never thirsty, but also never brings pain or sorrow.
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Bring never Only Pain Silence Sorrow Thirsty
Male and female have the power to fuse into one solid, both because both are nourished in both and because soul is the same thing in all living creatures, although the body of each is different.
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Both Female Fuse Male Power Same Solid Soul Thing
Old people have fewer diseases than the young, but their diseases never leave them.
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Disease Fewer Leave Old People Them Young
When in sickness, look to the spine first.
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First Look Sickness Spine When
Where prayer, amulets and incantations work it is only a manifestation of the patient’s belief.
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Amulet Belief Incantation Mainfestation Paient Prayer Work
Many admire, few know.
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Admire Few Know Man
To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy.
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Good Nothing Remedy Something
War is the only proper school of the surgeon.
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Proper School Surgeon War

That which is used – develops. That which is not used wastes away.

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