經典智慧

上工治未病，不治已病

Shàng gōng zhì wèi bìng, bù zhì yǐ bìng

"The superior physician treats before illness manifests; the inferior physician treats illness that has already occurred."

— Suwen, Chapter 2

正氣存內，邪不可干

Zhèng qì cún nèi, xié bù kě gān

"When righteous Qi is present within, pathogenic factors cannot invade."

— Suwen, Chapter 33

春夏養陽，秋冬養陰

Chūn xià yǎng yáng, qiū dōng yǎng yīn

"In spring and summer, nourish Yang; in autumn and winter, nourish Yin."

— Suwen, Chapter 2

人以天地之氣生，四時之法成

Rén yǐ tiān dì zhī qì shēng, sì shí zhī fǎ chéng

"Humans are born from the Qi of Heaven and Earth, and mature according to the laws of the four seasons."

— Suwen, Chapter 25

心者，君主之官也，神明出焉

Xīn zhě, jūn zhǔ zhī guān yě, shén míng chū yān

"The Heart is the monarch of the organs; from it emanates spiritual clarity."

— Suwen, Chapter 8

法於陰陽，和於術數

Fǎ yú yīn yáng, hé yú shù shù

"Pattern oneself on Yin and Yang, harmonize with the calculations of heaven."

— Suwen, Chapter 1