Hippocrates' Life Lessons which everyone should know before get Old || #quotes   #dailyquotes #quote

Divine is the task to relieve pain. If someone wishes for good health, one must first ask oneself if he is ready to do away with the reasons for his illness. Only then is it possible to help him. Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food. Anyone wishing to study medicine must master the art of massage. Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease. Leave your drugs in the chemist's pot if you can heal the patient with food. When in sickness, look to the spine first. The wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings. Let food be your medicine. Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm. Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance. Foolish the doctor who despises the knowledge acquired by the ancients. Before you heal someone, ask him if he's willing to give up the things that make him sick. To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy. Just as food causes chronic disease, it can be the most powerful cure. The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different. Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult. Everything in excess is opposed to nature. He who does not understand astrology is not a doctor but a fool. There are in fact two things, science and opinion. The former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance. Health is the greatest of human blessings. Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always. Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity. The greatest medicine of all is teaching people how not to need it. If you are not your own doctor, you are a fool. Walking is a man's best medicine. Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food. Sport is a preserver of health. The physician treats, but nature heals. He who wishes to be a surgeon should go to war. It's far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has. The way to health is to have an aromatic bath and a scented massage every day. Look well to the spine for the cause of disease. All disease starts in the gut. A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Nature itself is the best physician. The art is long, life is short. Healing in a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. Make a habit of two things, to help, or at least to do no harm. War is the only proper school of the surgeon.