Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
Canon of Medicine was standard text for centuries
Quotes by Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
The human body is a complex and intricate machine, and the physician must understand its workings.
The physician should be able to communicate effectively with his patients and their families.
The physician should be a lifelong learner, for medicine is constantly evolving.
The physician should always act in the best interests of his patients.
The physician should be a source of hope and comfort to his patients.
The physician should be a role model for his community.
The knowledge of the physician is the knowledge of the body, its states, and its diseases.
Truth is that which is in conformity with reality.
The soul is not a body, nor is it an accident in a body, but it is a substance.
I have sought knowledge from my youth, and I have found it to be the best companion.
The best way to learn is to teach.
Medicine is a science by which we learn the states of the human body in health and disease.
Do not despair, for despair is the companion of the ignorant.
Sleep is a natural state of the body, necessary for its restoration.
The more you know, the more you realize how much you don't know.
Love is the cause of the existence of the world.
The physician must be a philosopher, for without philosophy, he cannot understand the nature of man.
Seek knowledge, even if it be in China.
The soul is simple and indivisible.
Patience is the key to success.