Hippocrates Quotes
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While I continue to keep this Oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice of the art, respected by all men, in all times! But should I trespass and violate this Oath, may the reverse be my lot!
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Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future; practice these acts. As to diseases, make a habit of two things--to help, or at least to do no harm.
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ἀσκεῖν περὶ τὰ νοσήματα δύο, ὠφελεῖν ἢ μὴ βλάπτειν
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The human soul develops up to the time of death.
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Life is short, the art long.
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Physicians are many in title but very few in reality.
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To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy.
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A physician who is a lover of wisdom is the equal to a god.
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Whatever, in connection with my professional practice, or not in connection with it, I see or hear, in the life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad, I will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret.
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I will follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous.
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Life is short and the art long.
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Old people have fewer diseases than the young, but their diseases never leave them.
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It is changes that are chiefly responsible for diseases, especially the greatest changes, the violent alterations both in the seasons and in other things. (:)...regimen and temperature, and one period of life to another.
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Where there is love of medicine, there is love of humankind.
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Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult.
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Healing in a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.
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Anyone wishing to study medicine must master the art of massage.
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The natural force within each of us is that greatest healer of all.
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Wine is an appropriate article for mankind, both for the healthy body and for the ailing man.
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Look well to the spine for the cause of disease.
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Opposites are cures for opposites.
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Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm.
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Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. They are developed from small daily sins against Nature. When enough sins have accumulated, illnesses will suddenly appear.
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The chief virtue that language can have is clarity.