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
art experience judgment life opportunity
Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult.
habit
As to diseases, make a habit of two things - to help, or at least, to do no harm.
remedy
Your foods shall be your 'remedies,' and your 'remedies' shall be your foods.
healthy growth age
All parts of the body which have a function, if used in moderation and exercised in labors in which each is accustomed, become thereby healthy, well developed and age more slowly, but if unused they become liable to disease, defective in growth and age quickly.
massage way baths
The way to health is to have an aromatic bath and a scented massage every day.
disease chiropractic spine
Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases
physicians treats heal
The physician treats, but nature heals.
health important disease
It's far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has.
health blessing illness
Health is the greatest of human blessings.
health medicine natural
The natural force within each of us is that greatest healer of all.
disease guts
All disease begins in the gut.
doctors ayurveda foolish
Foolish the doctor who despises the knowledge acquired by the ancients.
gout eunuchs
Eunuchs do not take the gout, nor become bald.
health healing opportunity
Healing in a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.