I feel it my bounden duty to not only replace displaced bones, but also teach others, so that the physical and spiritual may enjoy health, happiness and the full fruition of our earthly lives. Daniel D. Palmer More Quotes by Daniel D. Palmer More Quotes From Daniel D. Palmer There is a vast difference between treating effects and adjusting the cause. Daniel D. Palmer medicine differences healing The most wonderful study of mankind is man. Relieving human suffering and diffusing universal knowledge is humanitarian. Daniel D. Palmer suffering humanity men Many patients imagine that they have tried everything. True, they have used many remedies, but they have never had the cause of their infirmity adjusted. Daniel D. Palmer imagine patient causes Pressure on nerves causes irriatation and tension with deranged functions as a result. Why not release the pressure? Why not adjust the cause instead of treating the effects? Why not? Daniel D. Palmer why-not nerves pressure The philosophy of chiropractic is founded upon the knowledge of the manner in which a vital functions are performed by innate in health and disease. When the controlling intelligence is able to transmit mental impulses to all parts of the body, free and unobstructed, we have normal action which is health. Daniel D. Palmer disease body philosophy Life is the expression of tone. In that sentence is the basic principle of Chiropractic. Daniel D. Palmer tone principles expression Do not forget that chiropractors did not treat diseases. They adjust causes, whether acquired, spontaneous, or the result of accident. Daniel D. Palmer disease causes forget The mind must be cured as well as the body, as the mind so is the body. Daniel D. Palmer wells body mind The only failure one man should fear, is the failure to do his best. Daniel D. Palmer chiropractic should men Chiropractic embraces the science of life, the knowledge of how organisms act in health and disease, and also the art of adjusting the neuroskeleton. Daniel D. Palmer adjusting disease art Disease is a disturbed condition, not a thing or entity. Daniel D. Palmer chiropractic entity disease The spiritual is the cause of action. Action is life. Daniel D. Palmer causes spiritual action The basic principle, and the principles of chiropractic which have been developed from it are not new. They are as old as the vertebrae... I am not the first person to replace subluxated vertebra, for this art has been practiced for thousands of years. Daniel D. Palmer principles years art Displacement of any part of the skeletal frame may press against nerves, which are the channels of communication, intensifying or decreasing their carrying capacity, creating either too much or not enough functionating, an aberration known as disease. The nature of the affection depends upon the shape of the bone, the amount of pressure, age of patient, character of nerves impinged upon and the individual makeup. Daniel D. Palmer makeup communication character He who obeys God's laws finds him a father. He who disobeys them, finds him a judge. Daniel D. Palmer judging law father Life is but the expression of spirit through matter. To make life manifest requires the union of spirit and body. Daniel D. Palmer unions body expression Reverend Samuel H. Weed, at my request selected two Greek words, 'cheir' and 'praktikos', meaning when combined, 'done by hand.' From which I coined the word, 'CHIROPRACTIC.' Daniel D. Palmer weed two hands The mill cannot grind with the water that is past. Daniel D. Palmer grind water past Little deeds are like little seeds, they grow to flowers or to weeds. Daniel D. Palmer marijuana weed flower To be specific, is to exhibit a knowledge of the principles and art of adjusting; a comprehension of facts so systematized that they are available for the relief of disease. Daniel D. Palmer relief principles art
