Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.
PARACELSUSEvery 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.
More Paracelsus Quotes
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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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The dose makes the poison.
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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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Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig man, now a bean man.
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The most secure method, to ruin your health, is a SICK BED!
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That which lives on reason lives against the spirit.
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The human body is vapor materialized by sunshine mixed with the life of the stars.
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Consider that we shouldn’t call our brother a fool, since we don’t know ourselves what we are.
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The beginning of wisdom is the beginning of supernatural power.
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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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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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The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.
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Fasting is the greatest remedy– the physician within.
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Whether wine is a nourishment, medicine or poison is a matter of dosage.
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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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