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, experience treacherous, judgment difficult.
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Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult.
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The art is long, life is short
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Life is short and the art long.
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The life so short, the craft so long to learn.
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Life is short, science is long; opportunity is elusive, experiment is dangerous, judgement is difficult.
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Male and female have the power to fuse into one solid, both because both are nourished in both and because soul is the same thing in all living creatures, although the body of each is different.
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Life is short, the art long.
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The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well.
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Life is short, and the Art long; the occasion fleeting; experience fallacious, and judgment difficult. The physician must not only be prepared to do what is right himself, but also to make the patient, the attendants, and externals cooperate.
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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.