Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna, was a Persian physician, philosopher, and scientist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest minds of all time. His quotes offer timeless wisdom on a wide range of topics, from medicine and science to philosophy and ethics.
Knowledge is the life of the mind.
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The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.
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The greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow.
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The natural force within each one of us is the greatest healer of disease.
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The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit.
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The knowledge of anything, since all things have causes, is not acquired or complete unless it is known by its causes.
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The soul is neither inside nor outside the body; neither proximate to nor separate from it.
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Medicine is the science by which we learn the various states of the human body in health and when not in health, and the means by which health is likely to be lost and, when lost, is likely to be restored back to health.
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The universe is a complete organism, with its own life.
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The knowledge of the patient’s life is the greatest aid to diagnosis.
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Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.
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