Did Hippocrates really say 'The body of man is a miniature of the world.'?

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The body of man is a miniature of the world.

— Hippocrates Ancient · Father of medicine

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"The brain is the seat of the soul."

"The most important organ is the brain."

"Nature acts without masters."

"The body is the garden of the soul."

"The physician must be able to heal himself."

A macrocosm-microcosm philosophical view, common in ancient thought but 'weird' in a modern scientific context.

Date: c. 460-370 BCE

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