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
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War is the only proper school of the surgeon.
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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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A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession.
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Physicians are many in title but very few in reality.
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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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Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.
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That which is used - develops. That which is not used wastes away.
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Look well to the spine for the cause of disease.
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Who could have foretold, from the structure of the brain, that wine could derange its functions?
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In all abundance there is lack.
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Nature itself is the best physician.
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The human soul develops up to the time of death.
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Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food
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Some patients, though conscious that their condition is perilous, recover their health simply through their contentment with the goodness of the physician.