Top 15 Hippocrates Quotes

Greek physician (c. 460 – c. 370 BC)

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Hippocrates (Ἱπποκράτης) of Kos (c. 460 BC - 377 BC) was an ancient Greek physician who is referred to as the "father of medicine".

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Native Name: Ἱπποκράτης

Alternative Names: Hippokrates • Hippokrates of Kos • Hippocrates of Cos • Hippocrates II

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Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.

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

Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity.

Walking is man's best medicine.

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

Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future.

Ars longa,
vita brevis,
occasio praeceps,
experimentum periculosum,
iudicium difficile.

Life is short,
[the] art long,
opportunity fleeting,
experiment dangerous,
judgment difficult.

People think that epilepsy is divine simply because they don't have any idea what causes epilepsy. But I believe that someday we will understand what causes epilepsy, and at that moment, we will cease to believe that it's divine. And so it is with everything in the universe

If you are in a bad mood go for a walk.If you are still in a bad mood go for another walk.

Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult.

The life so short, the craft so long to learn.

It is far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has.

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

Primum non nocerum. (First do no harm)

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