Hippocrates
Father of medicine
Sayings by Hippocrates
The patient should be made to understand that he is sick from natural causes, and not from the gods.
The causes of disease are in the air, the water, and the place.
The body is a temple, and the soul is its inhabitant.
The best way to preserve health is to avoid disease.
The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician.
The greatest joy in life is to be healthy.
The physician must be a lover of wisdom.
The most important thing in life is health.
The body is the garden of the soul.
The greatest wealth is health.
The physician must be a friend to his patient.
The diet is the foundation of health.
The art of medicine is to heal, not to kill.
The physician must be able to heal himself.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
The most important organ is the brain.
The physician must be a gentle hand, a sharp eye, and a clean heart.
The art of medicine is to restore health, not to take life.
The best physician is he who can cure the disease without drugs.
For extreme diseases, extreme methods of cure, as to restrict them to the knife or fire.