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That which lives on reason lives against the spirit.

Paracelsus

All things are poisons. It is simply the dose that distinguishes between a poison and a remedy.
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Distinguish Poison Remedy Simplicity
Consider that we shouldn’t call our brother a fool, since we don’t know ourselves what we are.
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Brother Call Fools Ourselves
However, anyone to whom this happens should not leave his room upon awakening, should speak to no-one, but remain alone and sober until everything comes back to him, and he recalls the dream.
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Alone Awakening Dreams Himself Room Talk
The human body is vapor materialized by sunshine mixed with the life of the stars.
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Body Human Life Material Stars Sunshine
It would be an error to try to build the Kingdom of Heaven upon envy. For nothing that is founded on envy can thrive; it must have another root.
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Build Error Heaven Thrive
Medicine rests upon four pillars – philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics.
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Ethics Medicine Philosophy Pillar
Nature is a light, and by looking at Nature in her own light we will understand her. Visible Nature may be seen in her visible light; invisible Nature may become visible if we acquire the power to perceive her invisible light.
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Herself Light Nature Understand Visible
For one country is different from another; its earth is different, as are its stones, wines, bread, meat, and everything that grows and thrives in a specific region.
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Country Different Earth Growth Thrive
For it is we who must pray for our daily bread, and if He grants it to us, it is only through our labour, our skill and preparation.
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Ourselves Prayer Preparation Skill
Since nothing is so secret or hidden that it cannot be revealed, everything depends on the discovery of those things that manifest the hidden.
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Hide Manifestation Reveal Secret
And it is true, best is nothing concealed which shall not be discovered; for which cause a marvellous being shall come after me, who as yet lives not, and who shall reveal many things.
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Best Discover Live Reveal True
Fasting is the greatest remedy– the physician within.
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Cure Fast Greatness
A mortal lives not through that breath that flows in and that flows out. The source of his life is another and this causes the breath to flow.
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Breathe Flow Himself Live Source
All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing poison.
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Amount Dosage Poison Quality
It should be forbidden and severely punished to remove cancer by cutting, burning, cautery, and other fiendish tortures. It is from nature that the disease comes, and from nature comes the cure, not from physicians.
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Burn Punishment Removal
Be not another, if you can be yourself.
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Be Yourself Original

That which lives on reason lives against the spirit.

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