Quotes by Hippocrates

“Persons who have a painful affection in any part of the body, and are in a great measure sensible of the pain, are disordered in intellect.”

“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 ce...”

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

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

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

“The physician must be able to tell the antecedents, know the present, and foretell the future must mediate these things, and have two special objects in view with regard to disease, namely, to do ...”

“For if a man by magical arts and sacrifices will bring down the moon, and darken the sun, and induce storms, or fine weather, I should not believe that there was anything divine, but human, in thes...”

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

“In whatever disease sleep is laborious, it is a deadly symptom; but if sleep does good, it is not deadly.”

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”

“Let food be thy your medicine”

“What remains in diseases after the crisis is apt to produce relapses.”

“Both sleep and insomnolency, when immoderate, are bad.”

“Persons in whom a crisis takes place pass the night preceding the paroxysm uncomfortably, but the succeeding night generally more comfortably.”

“Everything in excess Is opposed by nature.”

“Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.”

“Everything in excess is opposed to nature.”

“Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.”

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

“Walking is man's best medicine.”