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“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”
― Hippocrates

“As to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm.”
― Hippocrates

“It is far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has.”
― Hippocrates

“A wise man should consider that health is the greatest 
of human blessings, and learn how by his own 
thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.”
― Hippocrates

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

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

“Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a mater of opportunity.”
― Hippocrates

“There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.”
― Hippocrates

“Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.”
― Hippocrates

“All parts of the body which have a function, if used in moderation and exercised in labors in which each is accustomed, become thereby healthy, well developed and age more slowly, but if unused they become liable to disease, defective in growth and age quickly.”
― Hippocrates

“If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.”
― Hippocrates

“Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.”
― Hippocrates

“If you are in a bad mood go for a walk.If you are still in a bad mood go for another walk.”
― Hippocrates