When you do not know the nature of the malady, leave it to nature; do not strive to hasten matters. For either nature will bring about the cure or it will itself reveal clearly what the malady really is.

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.

Leeches should be kept a day before applying them. They should be squeezed to make them eject the contents of their stomachs.

I [prefer] a short life with width to a narrow one with length.

The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit.

Is it the fault of wine if a fool drinks it and goes stumbling into darkness?

There are no incurable diseases — only the lack of will. There are no worthless herbs — only the lack of knowledge.