The book of Nature is that which the physician must read; and to do so he must walk over the leaves.
PARACELSUSDreams are not without meaning wherever they may come from — from fantasy, from the elements, or from another inspiration.
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But is not He who created it for the sake of the sick body more than the remedy? And is not He who cures the soul, which is more than the body, greater?
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Man is a microcosm, or a little world, because he is an extract from all the stars and planets of the whole firmament, from the earth and the elements; and so he is their quintessence.
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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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Everything is a drug; it depends on the dose.
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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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That which lives on reason lives against the spirit.
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The art of medicine cannot be inherited, nor can it be copied from books
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Time is a brisk wind, for each hour it brings something new… but who can understand and measure its sharp breath, its mystery and its design?
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Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.
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Every body consists of three ingredients. The names of these are Sulphur, Mercury, and Salt.
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Many have said of Alchemy, that it is for the making of gold and silver. For me such is not the aim, but to consider only what virtue and power may lie in medicines.
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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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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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Men who are devoid of the power of spiritual perception are unable to recognize anything that cannot be seen externally.
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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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