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01c. 410 BC

Life is short and the art long.

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02c. 410 BC

Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.

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03c. 410 BC

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

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04c. 410 BC

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

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05c. 410 BC

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 good or to do no harm.

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06c. 410 BC

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

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07c. 410 BC

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

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08c. 410 BC

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.

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09c. 410 BC

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

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10c. 410 BC

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

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11c. 410 BC

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 these things, provided the power of the divine were overpowered by human knowledge and subjected to it.

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12c. 410 BC

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

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13c. 410 BC

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.

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14c. 410 BC

Let food be thy your medicine

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15c. 410 BC

Both sleep and insomnolency, when immoderate, are bad.

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16c. 410 BC

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

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17c. 410 BC

Everything in excess Is opposed by nature.

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18c. 410 BC

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

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19c. 410 BC

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

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20c. 410 BC

Eunuchs do not take the gout, nor become bald.

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21c. 410 BC

The art is long, life is short, opportunity fleeting, experiment dangerous, judgment difficult.

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22c. 410 BC

It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has.

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23c. 410 BC

Cure sometimes, treat often and comfort always.

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24c. 410 BC

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

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