Hippocrates of Kos (Hippokrátēs ho Kṓos) was an ancient Greek physician. He lived between 460
BC and 379 BC. Hippocrates is regarded as one of the most important
contributors in the annals of medical science. Upon Hippocrates has been
bestowed the epithet 'Father of Modern Medicine' in western culture. His
medical practices are widely classified under the 'Hippocratic School of
Medicine'. Hippocrates is credited with coining the Hippocratic Oath, which is
taken by physicians prior to the commencement of service. Here are Hippocrates'
best quotes.
1.
"Life is short, art is long." - Hippocrates
2.
"Both sleep and insomnolency, when immoderate, are bad. - Hippocrates,
Aphorisms
3.
"The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing
detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words." - Hippocrates
4.
"When sleep puts an end to delirium, it is a good symptom." -
Hippocrates, The Aphorisms of Hippocrates
5.
"It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to
know what sort of disease a person has." - Hippocrates
6.
"All disease begins in the gut." - Hippocrates
7.
"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." - Hippocrates
8.
"Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of
Humanity." - Hippocrates
9.
"Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future." -
Hippocrates
10.
"If we could give each 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
11.
"Natural forces within us are true healers of disease." - Hippocrates
12.
"Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of
opportunity." - Hippocrates
13.
"There are in effect, two things, to know and to believe one knows; to
know is science; to believe one knows is ignorance."
14.
"If you are in a bad mood, go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood,
go for another walk." - Hippocrates
15.
"Everything in excess is opposed by nature." - Hippocrates
16.
"That which is used - develops. That which is not used wastes away."
- Hippocrates
17.
"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
18.
"Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous,
judgement difficult." - Hippocrates
19.
"As to disease, make a habit of two things - to help, or at least, to do
no harm." - Hippocrates
20.
"The greatest medicine of all is teaching people how not to need it."
- Hippocrates
21.
"If you are not your own doctor, you are a fool." - Hippocrates
22.
"The physician treats, but nature heals." - Hippocrates
23.
"Primum non nocerum." (First, do no harm.)
24.
"The function of protecting and developing health must be ranked even
before that of restoring it when it is impaired." - Hippocrates
25.
"Rest as soon as there is pain." - Hippocrates
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