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.
skills two ignorant
Timidity betrays want of powers, and audacity a want of skill. There are, indeed, two things, knowledge and opinion, of which the one makes its possessor really to know, the other to be ignorant.
views two special
The physician must be able to tell the antecedents, know the present, and foretell the future — must mediate these things, and have two special objects in view with regard to disease, namely, to do good or to do no harm.
ignorance science two
There are in fact two things, science and opinion. The former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.
past practice two
Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future; practice these acts. As to diseases, make a habit of two things--to help, or at least to do no harm.
two helping habit
Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm.
art experience judgment life opportunity
Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult.
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.
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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.
wine men healthy
Wine is an appropriate article for mankind, both for the healthy body and for the ailing man.