“There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.”
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
“Ars longa,
vita brevis,
occasio praeceps,
experimentum periculosum,
iudicium difficile.
Life is short,
[the] art long,
opportunity fleeting,
experiment dangerous,
judgment difficult.”
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
“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 (460-370BC)
“It is far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has.”
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
“The natural healing force within each of us is the greatest force in getting well.”
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
“That which is used - develops. That which is not used wastes away.”
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
“Everything in excess Is opposed by nature.”
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
“If you are in a bad mood go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood go for another walk.”
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
“There are, in effect, two things, to know and to believe one knows; to know is science; to believe one knows is ignorance.”
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
“Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.”
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
“If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.”
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
"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."
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
"The greatest medicine of all is teaching people how not to need it."
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
"The physician treats, but nature heals."
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
"Walking is a man's best medicine."
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
"The function of protecting and developing health must rank even above that of restoring it when it is impaired."
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
"Primum non nocerum." (First do no harm)
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
"primum non nocere"
("First, do no harm")
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food"
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
“Eating alone will not make a man well; he must also take exercise.”
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
“All disease begins in the gut.”
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)
“Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.”
― Hippocrates (460-370BC)