Σύρροια μία, σύμπνοια μία, συμπαθέα πάντα. (One flux, one breath, sympathy all) - Hippocrates

To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy.

But if they called everything divine which they do not understand, why there would be no end of divine things!

The selflessness and dedication shown by many Greek doctors can be seen not only in such works as the Epidemics, but also in, for example, Thucydides’ account of the plague at Athens (II, 47ff.) – where he notes the high incidence of mortality from the disease among the doctors who attempted to treat it.