THE OATH OF HIPPOCRATES

I do solemnly swear by that which I hold most sacred that I will be loyal to the profession of medicine and just and generous to its members; that I will lead my life and practice my art in uprightness and honor; that into whatsoever house I shall enter, it shall be for the good of the sick and the well, to the utmost of my power; that I will hold myself aloof from wrong, from corruption, from tempting of others to vice; that I will exercise my art solely for the cure of my patients and the prevention of disease; that I will give no drug, perform no operation for a criminal purpose, far less suggest it; that whatsoever I shall see or hear of the lives of men, which is not fitting to be spoken, I will keep inviolably secret. These things I do promise, and in proportion as I am faithful to this my oath, may happiness and good repute be ever mine; the opposite if I shall be foresworn.