Hippocrates — "A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and l…"
A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.
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A philosophical statement on the importance of health and learning from ailments.
Date: c. 460-370 BCE
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