Avicenna Quotes

A collection of quotes by Avicenna.

Avicenna, also known as Ibn Sina, was a Persian polymath who lived from 980 to 1037. He was a renowned philosopher, physician, mathematician, and astronomer during the Islamic Golden Age. Avicenna's most significant contribution to philosophy was his book "The Book of Healing," a comprehensive guide on logic, metaphysics, and ethics. His masterpiece "The Canon of Medicine" revolutionized the field of medicine and remained a cornerstone of medical education in Europe and the Islamic world for centuries. Avicenna's intellectual achievements profoundly influenced Western philosophers and scholars, making him one of the most celebrated thinkers of his time.

The knowledge of anything, since all things have causes, is

The knowledge of anything, since all things have causes, is not acquired or complete unless it is known by its causes.

Avicenna

Knowledge

Therefore in medicine we ought to know the causes of sicknes

Therefore in medicine we ought to know the causes of sickness and health.

Avicenna

Health

Now it is established in the sciences that no knowledge is a

Now it is established in the sciences that no knowledge is acquired save through the study of its causes and beginnings, if it has had causes and beginnings nor completed except by knowledge of its accidents and accompanying essentials.

Avicenna

Knowledge

The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion a

The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit.

Avicenna

Men