Hippocrates, Aphorisms, I, i, as translated via the Latin (Ars longa, vita brevis) by Chaucer, The Parlement of Foules
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'''The life so short, the craft so long to learn.
— Hippocrates on Life
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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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