“Those who deny the first principle should be flogged or burned until they admit that it is not the same thing to be burned and not burned, or whipped and not whipped.” ShouldFirstsPrinciplesDenyBurned Author:Avicenna
“Leeches should be kept a day before applying them. They should be squeezed to make them eject the contents of their stomachs.” ShouldLeeches Author:Avicenna
“Medicine deals with the states of health and disease in the human body. It is a truism of philosophy that a complete knowledge of a thing can only be obtained by elucidating its causes and antecedents, provided, of course, such causes exist. In medicine it is, therefore, necessary that causes of both health and disease should be determined.” ShouldHumansStatesPhilosophyBodyScienceCoursesCausesDealsDiseaseMedicineDeterminedHuman BodyDiagnosisTruism Book:The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn Fī'l-ṭibb) Source: The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn Fī'l-ṭibb)
