Hippocrates
Father of medicine
Sayings by Hippocrates
The way to health is to have a good digestion, a good appetite, and a good sleep.
The sacred disease (epilepsy) is no more divine or sacred than any other disease, but has a natural cause.
The healthy man does not think about his health.
Fasting is the greatest remedy – the physician within.
The patient must be taught to help himself.
The physician is the servant of nature.
All diseases begin in the gut.
The powers of drugs are not in the drugs themselves, but in the patient.
If you are not your own doctor, you are a fool.
The best thing is to prevent disease.
Healing is an art, not a science.
The greatest mistake in the treatment of diseases is that there are physicians for the body and physicians for the soul, although the two cannot be separated.
The power of the diet is in the power of the stomach.
Rest and sleep are the best cures for many diseases.
The physician must be able to tell the future.
The body of man is a miniature of the world.
The best medicine is love and care.
The physician must be an anatomist, a botanist, a chemist, and a philosopher.
The best diet is that which is most simple.
The powers of the physician are not in his drugs, but in his wisdom.