We are all clever enough at envying a famous man while he is yet alive, and at praising him when he is dead.

Frag. 1.


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HIPPOCRATES.  460-359 b. c.

Life is short and the art long.[700:1]

Aphorism i.

Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.[700:2]

Aphorism i.

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