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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.

Paracelsus

Time is a brisk wind, for each hour it brings something new.
PARACELSUS

Brisk Time Wind
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.
PARACELSUS

Alone Awakening Dreams Himself Room Talk
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
Magic has power to experience and fathom things which are inaccessible to human reason. For magic is a great secret wisdom, just as reason is a great public folly.
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Experience Greatness Human Magic Power Reason
Although Alchemy has now fallen into contempt, and is even considered a thing of the past, the physicain should not be influenced by such judgements.
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Alchemy Fall Influence Judgement Past
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
This process is alchemy: its founder is the smith Vulcan.
PARACELSUS

Alchemy Magic Process
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
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.
PARACELSUS

Breathe Flow Himself Live Source
Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as the strawberries knows nothing about grapes.
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Fools Fruit Imagination Oneself Time
Everything is a drug; it depends on the dose.
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Dosage Drugs
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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Constitution Existence Influence Man Rule Wisdom
Could we but rightly comprehend the mind of man, nothing would be impossible to us upon the earth.
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Earth Impossible Mindset Right
We do not know it because we are fooling away our time with outward and perishing things, and are asleep in regard to that which is real within ourself.
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Fools Ourselves Reality Regard Time
Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig man, now a bean man.
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Gold Man Nature
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.
PARACELSUS

Ourselves Prayer Preparation Skill

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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