Hippocrates Quotes

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.

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

Walking is man’s best medicine.

To do nothing is also a good remedy.

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

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.

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

Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.

Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.

Many admire, few know.

Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm.

Life is short, the art long.

Keep a watch also on the faults of the patients, which often make them lie about the taking of things prescribed.