Quotes from Hippocrates

Men ought to know that from the brain, and from the brain only, arise our pleasures, joy, laughter and jests, as well as our sorrows, pains, griefs, and tears.

For where there is love of man, there is also love of the art.

Sport is a preserver of health.

Men think epilepsy divine, merely because they do not understand it. We will one day understand what causes it, and then cease to call it divine. And so it is with everything in the universe.

Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. They are developed from small daily sins against Nature. When enough sins have accumulated, illnesses will suddenly appear.

The physician treats, but nature heals.

Nature itself is the best physician.

All excesses are inimical to Nature. It is safer to proceed a little at a time, especially when changing from one regimen to another.

Everything in excess Is opposed by nature.

Male and female have the power to fuse into one solid, both because both are nourished in both and also because soul is the same thing in all living creatures, although the body of each is different.

Let food be thy your medicine

If someone wishes for good health, one must first ask oneself if he is ready to do away with the reasons for his illness. Only then is it possible to help him.

It's far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has.

The way to health is to have an aromatic bath and a scented massage every day.

The function of protecting and developing health must rank even above that of restoring it when it is impaired.

Health is the greatest of human blessings.

The wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings. Let food be your medicine.

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food

The natural force within each of us is that greatest healer of all.

Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.

Old people have fewer diseases than the young, but their diseases never leave them.

If you are not your own doctor, you are a fool.

Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity.

To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy.