Hippocrates

science opinion knowledge ignorance

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

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

ars longa vita brevis life art short long

“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)

epilepsy divine cause understand universe

“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)

important disese person

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

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

natural healing force well

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

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

use develop not waste

“That which is used - develops. That which is not used wastes away.”

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

excess oppose nature

“Everything in excess Is opposed by nature.”

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

bad mood go walk

“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)

know believe science ignorance

“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 appropriate illnesses

“Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.”

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

individual nourishment exercise health sittesyke diet

“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 doctor inside healing force

"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)

medicine teach people not need

"The greatest medicine of all is teaching people how not to need it."

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

physician treats nature heals doctor medicine

"The physician treats, but nature heals."

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

walking man best medicine

"Walking is a man's best medicine."

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

protect develop health rank above restore impaired

"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 harm

"Primum non nocerum." (First do no harm)

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

hippocrates oath harm primum non nocere

"primum non nocere"

("First, do no harm")

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

food medicine

"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food"

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

health eat nutrition exercise

“Eating alone will not make a man well; he must also take exercise.”

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

food medicine

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

disease gut

“All disease begins in the gut.”

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)

disease heal natural

“Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.”

― Hippocrates (460-370BC)