The life so short, the craft so long to learn.
--Hippocrates
Ars Longa, Vita Brevis - Art (is) Long, Life (is) Short
--Hippocrates
What drugs will not cure, the knife will; what the knife will not cure,
the cautery will; what the cautery will not cure must be considered incurable.
--Hippocrates
Hard work is undesirable for the underfed.
--Hippocrates
A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession
and learn how to treat his illnesses by his own judgement.
--Hippocrates
You will find, as a general rule, that the constitutions and the
habits of a people follow the nature of the land where they live.
--Hippocrates
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