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.
PARACELSUSIt 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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Dreams are not without meaning wherever they may come from — from fantasy, from the elements, or from another inspiration.
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What sense would it make or what would it benfit a physician if he discovered the origin of the diseases but could not cure or alleviate them?
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Everything is a drug; it depends on the dose.
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Some children are born from heaven and others are born from hell, because each human being has his inherent tendencies, and these tendencies belong to his spirit, and indicate the state in which he existed before he was born.
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Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig man, now a bean man.
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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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All drugs are poisons the benefit depends on the dosage.
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Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.
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I am different. Let this not upset you.
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What we should be after death, we have to attain in life, i.e. holiness and bliss. Here on earth the Kingdom of God begins.
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In every human being there is a special heaven, whole and unbroken.
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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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Women’s regular bleeding engenders phantoms.
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This process is alchemy: its founder is the smith Vulcan.
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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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