Galen
Most influential physician for 1500 years
Quotes by Galen
The physician must be humble.
The human body is a marvel of creation.
The physician must be a keen observer of symptoms.
The art of medicine requires both science and art.
The physician must be a teacher.
The pursuit of health is a lifelong journey.
The physician must be a guardian of health.
I have often seen men who, when they were ill, would not take the trouble to follow my advice, but when they were well, they would boast of having done so.
If you wish to be a physician, you must first be a man.
The physician who is not a philosopher is a mere mechanic.
The art of medicine is to cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always.
Many physicians are like sailors who know how to steer a ship, but not how to navigate it.
It is easier to find a man who has never been ill than one who has never been foolish.
The physician who trusts to experience alone is like the unlettered pilot who knows not how to read the stars.
The best medicine is a good physician.
Those who are ignorant of the truth are not to be blamed, but those who, knowing it, refuse to acknowledge it.
The soul is not a simple substance, but a complex of many faculties.
Life is a journey, and death is its destination.
Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
Beauty is a harmony of parts, both in the body and in the soul.