Galen Quotes on Life
Aelius Galenus, known as Galen of Pergamon, was a Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher of the Roman Empire and the most influential medical author of antiquity. This page collects quotes attributed to Galen on the topic of life, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Galen:
“The best physician is also a philosopher.”
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Attributed to Galen:
“He cures most successfully who is most trusted.”
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Attributed to Galen:
“Confidence and hope do more good than physic.”
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Attributed to Galen:
“Use, do not abuse: neither abstinence nor excess gives happiness.”
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Attributed to Galen:
“Medicine without philosophy is blind, philosophy without medicine empty.”