Galen

Medicine Roman-Greek 129 – 216 318 quotes

Most influential physician for 1500 years

Quotes by Galen

The mind governs the body, but the body influences the mind.

On the Affected Parts 195

True happiness comes from virtue and knowledge.

On the Passions and Errors of the Soul 205

Experiment is the best teacher in medicine.

On Mixtures 165

The pulse reveals the secrets of the body.

On the Use of Pulses 190

Philosophy and medicine are sisters.

On the Best Physician 175

The soul is immortal and divine.

On the Doctrines of Hippocrates and Plato 200

Diet is the first medicine.

On the Properties of Foods 170

The art of healing comes from nature.

On the Natural Faculties 180

Observation is key to understanding disease.

Prognostic 185

The body has innate powers to heal itself.

On the Natural Faculties 160

Wisdom is the physician of the soul.

On the Passions 210

Balance in all things leads to health.

On the Temperaments 175

The eyes are the window to the soul and body.

On the Usefulness of the Parts 195

True knowledge comes from dissection and reason.

Anatomical Procedures 165

The heart is the seat of life.

On the Use of Pulses 180

Philosophy teaches us to live well.

On the Best Way of Life 200

Diseases arise from excess or deficiency.

On the Causes of Symptoms 170

The mind must be trained as well as the body.

On the Education of Physicians 185

Nature's laws are immutable.

On the Elements 190

Healing requires both art and science.

Method of Medicine 175