Hippocrates

"Prevention through living wisely is far superior to treatment after decline."

"The pursuit of excellence in one's craft is a moral obligation to those you serve."

"Nature's remedies, properly understood and applied, often exceed human invention."

"Humor and laughter are medicines that heal both body and spirit."

"A single conversation with the right person can change the entire trajectory of one's life."

"The study of philosophy is inseparable from the study of medicine."

"Success in healing comes from combining empirical observation with intuitive understanding."

"The greatest enemies of good health are ignorance and stubborn pride."

"Every disease teaches us something about the balance of the human system."

"The teacher's role is to plant seeds of curiosity, not to fill empty vessels."

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

"Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future; practice these acts."

"Before you heal someone, ask him if he's willing to give up the things that make him sick."

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

"Walking is man's best medicine."

"Everything in excess is opposed by nature."

"If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, we would have found the safest way to health."

"Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. They are developed from small daily sins against nature."

"Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease."

"Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance."

"The medical profession is obligated to respect and protect individual choice in health matters."

"To know what you know and what you do not know is true knowledge."

"Healing is an art whose foundation is sympathy and whose crown is science."

"Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies."

"It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has."

"There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance."

"In health there is freedom. Haven't you noticed how health is freedom?"

"Whoever loves wisdom loves labor."

"Every human illness arises from a spiritual cause."

"Silence and modesty are very valuable qualities."