Although Alchemy has now fallen into contempt, and is even considered a thing of the past, the physicain should not be influenced by such judgements.
PARACELSUSTime 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?
More Paracelsus Quotes
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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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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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I am different. Let this not upset you.
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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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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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The dose makes the poison.
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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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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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This process is alchemy: its founder is the smith Vulcan.
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That which lives on reason lives against the spirit.
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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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Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. Nevertheless one had better know the rules, for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases, though not often.
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Let no one who can be his own belong to another.
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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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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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