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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Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult.
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Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.
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To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy.
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Nature itself is the best physician.
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Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.
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If you are not your own doctor, you are a fool.
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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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Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult.
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It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has.
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Keep a watch also on the faults of the patients, which often make them lie about the taking of things prescribed.
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Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.
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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.
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For extreme diseases, extreme methods of cure, as to restriction, are most suitable.
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What medicines do not heal, the lance will; what the lance does not heal, fire will.