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.
PARACELSUSMany 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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Then God sends us such a messenger who appears to us in spirit, warns us, consoles us, teaches us, and brings us His good tidings.
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For it is we who must pray for our daily bread, and if He grants it to us, it is only through our labour, our skill and preparation.
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Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.
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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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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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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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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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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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Every body consists of three ingredients. The names of these are Sulphur, Mercury, and Salt.
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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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The ultimate cause of human disease is the consequence of our transgression of the universal laws of life.
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The physician must give heed to the region in which the patient lives, that is to say, to its type and peculiarities.
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Whether wine is a nourishment, medicine or poison is a matter of dosage.
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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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The art of medicine cannot be inherited, nor can it be copied from books
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