Everything in excess is opposed to nature. - Hippocrates

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Everything in excess is opposed to nature.

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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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While I continue to keep this Oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice of the art, respected by all men, in all times! But should I trespass and violate this Oath, may the reverse be my lot!

Persons in whom a crisis takes place pass the night preceding the paroxysm uncomfortably, but the succeeding night generally more comfortably.

Vita brevis, ars longa, occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile.

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