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.
PARACELSUSLife 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.
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 has its roots in the heart.
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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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Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.
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Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided.
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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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A mortal lives not through that breath that flows in and that flows out. The source of his life is another and this causes the breath to flow.
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The beginning of wisdom is the beginning of supernatural power.
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All numbers are multiples of one, all sciences converge to a common point, all wisdom comes out of one center, and the number of wisdom is one.
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In every human being there is a special heaven, whole and unbroken.
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The art of medicine cannot be inherited, nor can it be copied from books
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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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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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Nothing is hidden so much that it wouldn’t be revealed through its fruit.
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Thoughts create a new heaven, a new firmament, a new source of energy, from which new arts flow.
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