Galen

"Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity."

"The body is a unit, and its parts are united by the single controller, the brain."

"Nature itself is the best physician."

"If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing."

"There are things the mind knows, but does not yet know it knows."

"Wherefore I say that nothing should be believed except what is in accordance with reason."

"It is not enough to know what you should do; you must also know why you should do it."

"The best physician is the one who can tell the patient the truth about their condition."

"To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom."

"Vigorous exercise is a necessary part of health."

"The bone is the foundation of the body."

"All who drink of this treatment recover in a short time, except those in whom it does not work."

"A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings."

"Medicine is the art and science of healing the human body."

"The greatest wealth is health."

"Knowledge is the most precious commodity in the world."

"The human body is a masterpiece of creation."

"Observation is the foundation of all medical knowledge."

"Nature heals, and the physician merely assists."

"The pulse is the herald of the heart."

"In medicine, as in life, prognosis is everything."

"We must understand the body before we can heal the body."

"The greatest discoveries come from careful observation."

"A healthy mind requires a healthy body."

"The four humors must be in balance for health to prevail."

"Truth in medicine is not always pleasant."

"To heal is to understand the patient."

"The art of medicine lies in observation."

"Rest is nature's way of healing."

"The human body is a universe unto itself."