All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing poison.
PARACELSUSWomen’s regular bleeding engenders phantoms.
More Paracelsus Quotes
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Medicine is not merely a science but an art. The character of the physician may act more powerfully upon the patient than the drugs employed.
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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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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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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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Man is ill because he is never still.
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All things are poisons. It is simply the dose that distinguishes between a poison and a remedy.
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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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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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Time is a brisk wind, for each hour it brings something new.
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Consider that we shouldn’t call our brother a fool, since we don’t know ourselves what we are.
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A little bit of beer is divine medicine.
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The main reason for healing is love.
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Be not another, if you can be yourself.
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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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I am different. Let this not upset you.
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