Quotes by Hippocrates

Hippocrates

Hippocrates

Greek physician

Lived from: 460 - 377

Category: Scientists Country: FlagGreece

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  • I swear... to hold my teacher in this art equal to my own parents; to make him partner in my livelihood; when he is in need of money to share mine with him; to consider his family as my own brothers and to teach them this art, if they want to learn it, without fee or indenture.
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  • 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.
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  • Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment treacherous, judgment difficult.
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  • Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease
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  • The life so short, the craft so long to learn.
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  • To do nothing is also a good remedy.
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  • Walking is a man's best medicine.
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  • What medicines do not heal, the lance will; what the lance does not heal, fire will.
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  • Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm.
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What are the most famous quotes from Hippocrates?

The two most famous quotes from Hippocrates are:

  • "I swear... to hold my teacher in this art equal to my own parents; to make him partner in my livelihood; when he is in need of money to share mine with him; to consider his family as my own brothers and to teach them this art, if they want to learn it, without fee or indenture."
  • "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."

When did Hippocrates live?

Hippocrates was born in 460 and died in the year 377.