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.
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.
disease guts
All disease begins in the gut.
gout eunuchs
Eunuchs do not take the gout, nor become bald.
firsts harm
Primum non nocerum. (First do no harm)
disease causes looks
Look well to the spine for the cause of disease.
physicians lovers equal
A physician who is a lover of wisdom is the equal to a god.
brain temples made
And if incision of the temple is made on the left, spasm seizes the parts on the right, while if the incision is on the right, spasm seizes the parts on the left.
disease physicians patient
The patient must combat the disease along with the physician.
time opportunity great-times
Time is that wherein there is opportunity, and opportunity is that wherein there is no great time.