Everything is a drug; it depends on the dose.
PARACELSUSMen who are devoid of the power of spiritual perception are unable to recognize anything that cannot be seen externally.
More Paracelsus Quotes
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Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.
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The art of medicine cannot be inherited, nor can it be copied from books
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The beginning of wisdom is the beginning of supernatural power.
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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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Could we but rightly comprehend the mind of man, nothing would be impossible to us upon the earth.
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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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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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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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The art of medicine has its roots in the heart.
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Magic has power to experience and fathom things which are inaccessible to human reason. For magic is a great secret wisdom, just as reason is a great public folly.
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And it is true, best is nothing concealed which shall not be discovered; for which cause a marvellous being shall come after me, who as yet lives not, and who shall reveal many things.
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Once a disease has entered the body, all parts which are healthy must fight it: not one alone, but all. Because a disease might mean their common death. Nature knows this; and Nature attacks the disease with whatever help she can muster.
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Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as the strawberries knows nothing about grapes.
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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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