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.
PARACELSUSIt 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.
More Paracelsus Quotes
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The art of medicine has its roots in the heart.
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Women’s regular bleeding engenders phantoms.
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Every body consists of three ingredients. The names of these are Sulphur, Mercury, and Salt.
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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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This is alchemy, and this is the office of Vulcan; he is the apothecary and chemist of the medicine.
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Let no man belong to another that can belong to himself.
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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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Let no one who can be his own belong to another.
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All that man needs for health and healing has been provided by God in nature, the Challenge of science is to find it.
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The art of medicine cannot be inherited, nor can it be copied from books
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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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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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However, anyone to whom this happens should not leave his room upon awakening, should speak to no-one, but remain alone and sober until everything comes back to him, and he recalls the dream.
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It would be an error to try to build the Kingdom of Heaven upon envy. For nothing that is founded on envy can thrive; it must have another root.
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Whether wine is a nourishment, medicine or poison is a matter of dosage.
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