Hippocrates
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Kos, also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is referred to as the "Father of Western Medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of Medicine. This intellectual school revolutionized medicine in ancient Greece, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields with which it had...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionScientist
disease guts
All disease starts in the gut.
teaching medicine people
The greatest medicine of all is teaching people how not to need it
funny-inspirational get-well healing
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.
blue sin illness
Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. They are developed from small daily sins against Nature. When enough sins have accumulated, illnesses will suddenly appear.
wish firsts helping
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.
disease
It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has.
faults taking
Keep a watch also on the faults of the patients, which often make them lie about the taking of things prescribed.
health matter time
Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.
benefit consider derive health human learn man
A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.
habit
As to diseases, make a habit of two things - to help, or at least, to do no harm.
good remedy
To do nothing is also a good remedy