Hippocrates

(c. 460 BC - 377 BC), an ancient Greek physician that some have called the "father of medicine."

Attributed

  • "There are, in fact, two things: science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance."
  • "He who does not understand astrology is not a doctor but a fool."
  • "Art is long, life is short."
  • "People believe that this disease is sacred simply because they don't know what causes it? But some day I believe they will, and the moment they figure out why people have epilepsy, it will cease to be considered divine."


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