Hippocrates

"Understanding comes only when we put ourselves in the position of others."

"The patient's role is active; he is not a passive recipient of treatment."

"As to diseases make a habit of two things."

"Nature itself is the best physician."

"The wish to get well is half of recovery."

"Through discipline comes freedom."

"Life itself is the test of truth."

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

"The patient who surrounds himself with the helpers and not the hindrances gets well."

"Whoever loves practice without theory is like the sailor who steers without rudder and compass."

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

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

"The greatest medicine is to love oneself completely and without reservation."

"Man ought to make for himself a fortunate life by the aid of reason."

"Walking is man's best medicine."

"Before healing others, heal thyself through knowledge and virtue."

"The proper use of time is to invest it in the expansion of knowledge."

"Honor your father and mother, for they gave you life itself."

"In everything, moderation leads to the longest and most peaceful existence."

"The patient is the hero in the struggle against disease."

"Make a habit of two things: helping, or at least doing no harm."

"Let food be thy medicine and thy stomach thy apothecary."

"Nature is the physician of diseases, not the doctor."

"A physician who is kind and humble gains the greatest victories."

"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."

"Truth in medicine is an unattainable goal, but we must strive for it always."

"Knowledge of the body comes only through careful observation and reason."

"To cure the human body is to acknowledge the mind within it."

"The duty of a physician is not merely to cure but to comfort and to console."

"Without health, life is not life; it is only a state of languor and suffering."