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.
PARACELSUSWomen’s regular bleeding engenders phantoms.
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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 art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.
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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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Men who are devoid of the power of spiritual perception are unable to recognize anything that cannot be seen externally.
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Time is a brisk wind, for each hour it brings something new.
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The physician must give heed to the region in which the patient lives, that is to say, to its type and peculiarities.
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The art of medicine has its roots in the heart.
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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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Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided.
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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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Every physician must be rich in knowledge, and not only of that which is written in books; his patients should be his book, they will never mislead him.
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Dreams are not without meaning wherever they may come from — from fantasy, from the elements, or from another inspiration.
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He who knows nothing, loves nothing. He who can do nothing understands nothing. He who understands nothing is worthless.
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Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.
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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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