Hippocrates, Aphorisms, 6.
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Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.
— Hippocrates on Disease
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases." in the context of "Hippocrates, Aphorisms, 6." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Disease" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 196.)
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About Hippocrates
Hippocrates (Ἱπποκράτης) of Kos (c. 460 BC - 377 BC) was an ancient Greek physician who is referred to as the "father of medicine".
About Hippocrates
Hippocrates (Ἱπποκράτης) of Kos (c. 460 BC - 377 BC) was an ancient Greek physician who is referred to as the "father of medicine".
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