Charaka
Compiler of the Charaka Samhita, foundational text of Ayurveda, emphasizing holistic health with sayings like 'The life-span, sense-organs, and mind are the three supports of health.'
Quotes by Charaka
The physician should be a good leader.
The physician should be a good manager.
The physician should be a good administrator.
The physician should be a good citizen.
The physician should be a good human being.
The physician should be a good spiritual guide.
The physician should be a good philosopher.
The physician should be a good artist.
The physician should be a good poet.
The physician should be a good musician.
The physician who fails to enter the body of a patient with the lamp of knowledge and understanding can never cure diseases.
Health is the balanced state of the body, mind, and soul.
All diseases are born of improper diet and lifestyle.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.
Longevity is the ultimate goal of medicine.
The three doshas—Vata, Pitta, Kapha—govern all bodily functions.
Prevention is better than cure; maintain harmony with nature.
Food is the best medicine when taken in moderation.
The mind influences the body more than the body influences the mind.
True healing comes from within, aided by external remedies.