The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words. - Hippocrates

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The chief virtue that language can have is
clearness, and nothing detracts from it so
much as the use of unfamiliar words.

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About Hippocrates

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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