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The highest degree of a medicine is Love.

Paracelsus

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
Let no man belong to another that can belong to himself.
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Himself Man
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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Man Nature Reveal Statement
Everything is a drug; it depends on the dose.
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Dosage Drugs
This process is alchemy: its founder is the smith Vulcan.
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Alchemy Magic Process
Whether wine is a nourishment, medicine or poison is a matter of dosage.
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Dosage Medicine Nourishment Poison Wine
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
As you talk, so is your heart.
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Character Heart One Liner Talk
Dreams are not without meaning wherever they may come from — from fantasy, from the elements, or from another inspiration.
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Dreams Element Fantasy Meaning
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
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
I am different. Let this not upset you.
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Different Myself Upset Yourself
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
Women’s regular bleeding engenders phantoms.
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Blood System Woman
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
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

The highest degree of a medicine is Love.

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