As to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm.

Hippocrates

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People think that epilepsy is divine simply because they don't have any idea what causes epilepsy. But I believe that someday we will understand what causes epilepsy, and at that moment, we will cease to believe that it's divine. And so it is with everything in the universe

Hippocrates

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The life so short, the craft so long to learn.

Hippocrates

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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.

Hippocrates


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Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a mater of opportunity.

Hippocrates


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Ars longa,
vita brevis,
occasio praeceps,
experimentum periculosum,
iudicium difficile.

Life is short,
[the] art long,
opportunity fleeting,
experiment dangerous,
judgment difficult.

Hippocrates


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Eunuchs do not take the gout, nor become bald.

Hippocrates

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It is far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has.

Hippocrates


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There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.

Hippocrates

Tags: science knowledge opinion ignorance



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The natural healing force within each of us is the greatest force in getting well.

Hippocrates


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