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The beginning of wisdom is the beginning of supernatural power.

Paracelsus

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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Constitution Existence Influence Man Rule Wisdom
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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Cure Eyes Nature See Tree
The beginning of wisdom is the beginning of supernatural power.
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Beginning Power Wisdom
He who knows nothing, loves nothing. He who can do nothing understands nothing. He who understands nothing is worthless.
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Himself Love Understand Worth
All arts lie in man, though not all are apparent. Awakening brings them out. To be taught is nothing; everything is in man waiting to be awakened.
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Art Awakening Lying Man
It should be forbidden and severely punished to remove cancer by cutting, burning, cautery, and other fiendish tortures. It is from nature that the disease comes, and from nature comes the cure, not from physicians.
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Burn Punishment Removal
Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.
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Himself Philosophy Power Stars
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
Time is a brisk wind, for each hour it brings something new.
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Brisk Time Wind
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
Medicine rests upon four pillars – philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics.
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Ethics Medicine Philosophy Pillar
That which lives on reason lives against the spirit.
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Live Reason Spirit
The most secure method, to ruin your health, is a SICK BED!
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Bed Health Security Yourself
Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.
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Acceptance Dreams Greatness True
Whether wine is a nourishment, medicine or poison is a matter of dosage.
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Dosage Medicine Nourishment Poison Wine
All that man needs for health and healing has been provided by God in nature, the Challenge of science is to find it.
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Challenge Finding God Healing Health Man Nature Need Science

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