Those things which are sacred, are to be imparted only to sacred persons; and it is not lawful to impart them to the profane until they have been ini… - Hippocrates

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Those things which are sacred, are to be imparted only to sacred persons; and it is not lawful to impart them to the profane until they have been initiated in the mysteries of the science.

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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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For if a man by magical arts and sacrifices will bring down the moon, and darken the sun, and induce storms, or fine weather, I should not believe that there was anything divine, but human, in these things, provided the power of the divine were overpowered by human knowledge and subjected to it.

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