The Knowledge Of Anything, Since All Things

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 Is The Science By Which We Learn The Various States Of The Human Body In Health And When Not In Health, And The Means By Which Health Is Likely To Be Lost And, When Lost, Is Likely To Be Restored Back To Health. In Other Words, It Is The Art Whereby Health Is Conserved And The Art Whereby It Is Restored After Being Lost. While Some Divide Medicine Into A Theoretical And A Practical [applied] Science, Others May Assume That It Is Only Theoretical Because They See It As A Pure Science. But, In Truth, Every Science Has Both A Theoretical And A Practical Side.

Leeches Should Be Kept A Day Before Applying Them. They Should Be Squeezed To Make Them Eject The Contents Of Their Stomachs.

Width Of Life Is More Important Than Length Of Life.

It Is In The Nature Of Water ... To Become Transformed Into Earth Through A Predominating Earthy Virtue; ... It Is In The Nature Of Earth To Become Transformed Into Water Through A Predominating Aqueous Virtue.