"The human body contains blood, phlegm, yellow bile……" — Hippocrates
"The human body contains blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile. These are the things that make up its constitution and cause its pain and health. Health is primarily that state in which these constituent substances are in the correct proportion to each other, both in strength and quantity, and are well mixed."
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139 Quotes by Hippocrates
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