The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and n… - Hippocrates

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

Hippocrates

English

Collect this quote

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".

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Native Name: Ἱπποκράτης

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

All quotes from Hippocrates Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Hippocrates:

William Osler Francis Bacon Michel de Montaigne Democritus Benjamin Franklin

Additional quotes by Hippocrates

Σύρροια μία, σύμπνοια μία, συμπαθέα πάντα.

(One flux, one breath, sympathy all)

[A]ll the causes of the sufferance refer themselves to this rule, that the strongest things most especially and decidedly hurt man, whether in health or in disease.

Que el alimento sea tu medicina y tu medicina sea tu alimento.

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

About Hippocrates

Also Known As

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Additional quotes by Hippocrates

Unlimited Quote Collections