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Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future. Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity.


Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult. Walking is man's best medicine


Primum non nocerum. (First do no harm) It is far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has.


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.


The soul is the same in all living creatures although the body of each is different. Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a mater of opportunity. Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.


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


A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician. Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always Everything in excess is opposed to nature


If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.


Keep a watch also on the faults of the patients, which often make them lie about the taking of things prescribed. Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm.


Many admire, few know. Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease. Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.


To do nothing is also a good remedy. Walking is man's best medicine.


What medicines do not heal, the lance will; what the lance does not heal, fire will.


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