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
believe ignorance two
There are, in effect, two things, to know and to believe one knows; to know is science; to believe one knows is ignorance.
pain laughter grief
Men ought to know that from the brain, and from the brain only, arise our pleasures, joy, laughter and jests, as well as our sorrows, pains, griefs, and tears.
medicine healthy looks
The dignity of a physician requires that he should look healthy, and as plump as nature intended him to be; for the common crowd consider those who are not of this excellent bodily condition to be unable to take care of themselves.
looks cures seasons
Look to the seasons when choosing your cures
years medicine wish
Whoever wishes to investigate medicine should proceed thus: In the first place, consider the seasons of the year and what effect each of them produces.
inspirational life art
Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult.
illness fitting treatment
For extreme illnesses extreme treatments are most fitting.
giving charity philanthropy
Sometimes give your services for nothing.
art three disease
The art has three factors, the disease, the patient, the physician. The physician is the servant of the art. The patient must cooperate with the physician in combatting the disease.
art short-life life-is-short
The art is long, life is short
sleep disease watchfulness
Sleep and watchfulness, both of them, when immoderate, constitute disease.
men medicine care
Walking is man's best medicine.
sacred mystery persons
Those things which are sacred, are to be imparted only to sacred persons; and it is not lawful to import them to the profane until they have been initiated in the mysteries of the science.
art life-is-short long
Life is short and the art long.