All things are poisons. It is simply the dose that distinguishes between a poison and a remedy.
PARACELSUSKnow that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.
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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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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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Men who are devoid of the power of spiritual perception are unable to recognize anything that cannot be seen externally.
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Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.
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As you talk, so is your heart.
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Everything is a drug; it depends on the dose.
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All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing poison.
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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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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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Whether wine is a nourishment, medicine or poison is a matter of dosage.
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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 right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.
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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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The main reason for healing is love.
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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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