"The works of [[Hippocrates]], the founder of [[Greek]] medicine, are not mathematical. You might well read them to **discover [[Hippocrates]]’ view of medicine—namely, that it is the art of keeping people well, rather than that of curing them when they are sick**. That is unfortunately an uncommon idea nowadays." ([Location 3822](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004PYDAPE&location=3822) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[counter-intuitive-thinking]], [[determinants-of-health]], [[wellbeing]], **Source** -- [[20250103084100 - B - How to Read a Book]]