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To really know is science; to merely believe you know is ignorance.

Hippocrates

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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Know Most Nature Necessary Spine
And if incision of the temple is made on the left, spasm seizes the parts on the right, while if the incision is on the right, spasm seizes the parts on the left.
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Amde Incision Left Part Right Seize Spassm Temple
He who wishes to be a surgeon should go to war.
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Far Go Should Surgeon Who Wish
A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician.
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Astrology Knowledge Physician Right Without
What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men, which on no account one must spread abroad, I will keep to myself holding such things shameful to be spoken about.
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Account Course Even Hear Life May Men No Outside Regard See Treatment
All diseases begin in the gut.
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All Begin Disease Gut
Just as food causes chronic disease, it can be the most powerful cure
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Cause Chronic Cure Disease Food Just Most Powerful
Wherefore the heart and the diaphragm are particularly sensitive, they have nothing to do, however, with the operations of the understanding, but of all these the brain is the cause.
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Diaphragm Heart However Nothing Operation Particularly Sensitive Understand
Things that are holy are revealed only to men who are holy.
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Holy Man Only Reveal Thing
Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future; practice these acts. As to diseases, make a habit of two things–to help, or at least to do no harm.
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Act Declare Diagnose Disease Foretell Habit Help Make Past Practice Present Thing Two
If for the sake of a crowded audience you do wish to hold a lecture, your ambition is no laudable one, and at least avoid all citations from the poets, for to quote them argues feeble industry.
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Ambition Audience Avoid Citation Crowd Hold Laudable Least Lecture Sake Wish
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
Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity.
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Art Humanity Love Medicine Whatever
Opposites are cures for opposites.
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Cure One Liner Opposite
What medicines do not heal, the lance will; what the lance does not heal, fire will.
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Fire Heal Lance Medicine Will
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

To really know is science; to merely believe you know is ignorance.

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