“Life is short, and Art long; the crisis fleeting; experience perilous, and decision difficult.”
Source: Aphorisms
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Famous Hippocrates Quotes
“Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult.”
Source: Maimonides' commentary on the aphorisms of Hippocrates
“The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well.”
“That which is used - develops. That which is not used wastes away.”
Source: Hippocrates
“Time is that wherein there is opportunity, and opportunity is that wherein there is no great time.”
Source: Hippocratic writings