Galen Quotes & Sayings

The physician is only nature's assistant. — Galen

He who has two cakes of bread, let him dispose of one of them for some flowers of the narcissus; for bread is the food of the body, and the narcissus is the food of the soul. — Galen

Laziness breeds humors of the blood — Galen

After coitus every animal is sad, except the human female and the rooster. — Galen

A cold and moist brain is an inseparable companion to folly. — Galen

The best physician is also a philosopher — Galen

Who Are You?
What do you want?
Where Are You Going?
Who do you serve and who do you trust? — Galen

Confidence and hope do more good than physic. — Galen

Employment is nature's physician, and is essential to human happiness. — Galen

Look to the nervous system as the key to maximum health. — Galen

All animals are sad after coitus except the female human and the rooster. — Galen

(Wine is) the nurse of old age. — Galen

The chief merit of language is clearness. — Galen

All who drink of this remedy recover in a short time except those whom it does not help, who all die. — Galen

If sometimes dreams come true, what of our nightmares? — Galen