Who said,"First, do no harm." What does it mean?

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The expression is not, as widely believed, part of the Hippocratic oath, nor is it exactly a direct quote from Hippocrates. A more exact quote may be, "Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future; practice these acts. As to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least to do no harm." The idea is that a doctor should be sure that whatever he is doing for a patient doesn't make things worse. Sensible advice.

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Most people think it's part of the Hippocratic oath for doctors. However, this term doesn't appear in the oath (which, by the way, they don't need to take).

"First, do no harm" is NOT part of the Hippocratic Oath, although most people believe it does. It is actually from Hipporcates' "Epidemics", in which he says, "As to diseases, make a habit of two things—to help, or at least to do no harm."

Do things give you pain? Then do not cause it to others. Because if that gives you pain then it gives pain to others also. In short "treat others the way you like to be traeted".

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