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To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy.

Hippocrates (c. 460-c.377 BC) Greek physician
(Attributed)

Added on 1-Feb-04 | Last updated 1-Feb-04
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Desperate cases need the most desperate remedies.

Hippocrates (c. 460-c.377 BC) Greek physician
Aphorisms, 1.6 [tr. Chadwick / Mann (1950)]
More commonly, "Extreme maladies require extreme remedies."

Added on 18-Oct-10 | Last updated 18-Oct-10
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