What remains in diseases after the crisis is apt to produce relapses.
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For if a man by magical arts and sacrifices will bring down the moon, and darken the sun, and induce storms, or fine weather, I should not believe that there was anything divine, but human, in these things, provided the power of the divine were overpowered by human knowledge and subjected to it.
The life so short, the craft so long to learn.
If you are in a bad mood go for a walk.If you are still in a bad mood go for another walk.
Persons who have a painful affection in any part of the body, and are in a great measure sensible of the pain, are disordered in intellect.
In whatever disease sleep is laborious, it is a deadly symptom; but if sleep does good, it is not deadly.
As to diseases, make a habit of two things _ to help, or at least, to do no harm.
The physician must be able to tell the antecedents, know the present, and foretell the future _ must mediate these things, and have two special objects in view with regard to disease, namely, to do good or to do no harm.
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.
People think that epilepsy is divine simply because they don't have any idea what causes epilepsy. But I believe that someday we will understand what causes epilepsy, and at that moment, we will cease to believe that it's divine. And so it is with everything in the universe
Life is short, the art long.
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.
Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.
If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.
Keep a watch also on the faults of the patients, which often make them lie about the taking of things prescribed.
A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician.
Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm.
Walking is man's best medicine.