Quotes from Hippocrates

Nature itself is the best medicine.

Things that are holy are revealed only to men who are holy.

To really know is science; to merely believe you know is ignorance.

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.

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

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

Walking is man's best medicine.

As to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm.

Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future.

Ars longa, vita brevis, occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile. Life is short, [the] art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment dangerous, judgment difficult.

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

Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult.

The life so short, the craft so long to learn.

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

If you are in a bad mood go for a walk.If you are still in a bad mood go for another walk.

Primum non nocerum. (First do no harm)

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

Before you heal someone, ask him if he's willing to give up the things that make him sick.

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

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.

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

The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different.

Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.

Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.