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Quote by Galen

“A cold and moist brain is an inseparable companion to folly.”

Quote by Galen

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Galen (130-200 AD), a renowned physician of ancient Greece, is hailed as the father of Western medicine. Born in Pergamum, he studied medicine in Alexandria and became a follower of the famous physician Hippocrates. Galen's medical theories and practices had a profound impact on later generations, introducing the concept of blood circulation and providing detailed records of the human anatomy and physiological functions. more

“I fear You and, yes, I love You: and yet I cannot believe. Why could You not let me believe, where so many believed? Or else, why could You not let me deride, as the remainder derided so noisily? O God, why could You not let me have faith? for You gave me no faith in anything, not even in nothingness. It was not fair.”

Believe Love You Fairs Let Me Have Faith Nothingness Not Fair

Book:Between Dawn and Sunrise

Source: Between Dawn and Sunrise

“What am I that I am called upon to have prejudices concerning the universe?”

Universe Prejudice

Book:Domnei

Source: Domnei

“I determine nothing; I do not comprehend things; I suspend judgment; I examine.”

Judgment Determine

Author:Michel de Montaigne

“Our greatest pleasure, surely, is in fragments, just as we derive the most pleasure from life if we regard it as a fragment, whereas the whole and the complete and the perfect are basically abhorrent.”