Quotes by Hippocrates

“Leave your drugs in the chemist's pot if you can heal the patient with food.”

“Foolish the doctor who despises the knowledge acquired by the ancients.”

“The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well.”

“Just as food causes chronic disease, it can be the most powerful cure”

“Positive health requires a knowledge of man's primary constitution and of the powers of various foods, both those natural to them and those resulting from human skill. But eating alone is not enough for health. There must also be exercise, of which the effects must likewise be known. The combination of these two things makes regimen, when proper attention is given to the season of the year, the changes of the wind, the age of the individual, and the situation of his home. If there is any deficiency in food or exercise, the body will fall sick.”

“A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession.”

“Walking is a man's best medicine.”

“The natural force within each of us is that greatest healer of all.”

“Physicians are many in title but very few in reality.”

“That which is used - develops. That which is not used wastes away.”

“Anyone wishing to study medicine must master the art of massage.”

“Things that are holy are revealed only to men who are holy.”