The beginning of wisdom is the beginning of supernatural power.
PARACELSUSCould we but rightly comprehend the mind of man, nothing would be impossible to us upon the earth.
More Paracelsus Quotes
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The art of medicine cannot be inherited, nor can it be copied from books
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Fasting is the greatest remedy– the physician within.
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Time is a brisk wind, for each hour it brings something new… but who can understand and measure its sharp breath, its mystery and its design?
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From time immemorial artistic insights have been revealed to artists in their sleep and in dreams, so that at all times they ardently desired them.
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The book of Nature is that which the physician must read; and to do so he must walk over the leaves.
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Man is a microcosm, or a little world, because he is an extract from all the stars and planets of the whole firmament, from the earth and the elements; and so he is their quintessence.
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It is said that a wise man rules over the stars, but this does not mean that he rules over the influences which come from the stars in the sky. It means that he rules over the powers which exist in his own constitution.
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Nothing is hidden so much that it wouldn’t be revealed through its fruit.
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Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as the strawberries knows nothing about grapes.
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If we want to make a statement about a man’s nature on the basis of his physiognomy, we must take everything into account; it is in his distress that a man is tested, for then his nature is revealed.
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In every human being there is a special heaven, whole and unbroken.
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The most secure method, to ruin your health, is a SICK BED!
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Whether wine is a nourishment, medicine or poison is a matter of dosage.
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What the eyes perceive in herbs or stones or trees is not yet a remedy; the eyes see only the dross.
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Determined will is the beginning of all magical operations. It is because men do not perfectly imagine and believe the result, that the (occult) arts are so uncertain, while they might be perfectly certain.
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