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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.

Paracelsus

Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.
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Himself Philosophy Power Stars
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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Herself Light Nature Understand Visible
The dose makes the poison.
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Dosage One Liner Poison
All things are poisons. It is simply the dose that distinguishes between a poison and a remedy.
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Distinguish Poison Remedy Simplicity
Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig man, now a bean man.
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Gold Man Nature
The most secure method, to ruin your health, is a SICK BED!
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Bed Health Security Yourself
That which lives on reason lives against the spirit.
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Live Reason Spirit
The human body is vapor materialized by sunshine mixed with the life of the stars.
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Body Human Life Material Stars Sunshine
Consider that we shouldn’t call our brother a fool, since we don’t know ourselves what we are.
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Brother Call Fools Ourselves
The beginning of wisdom is the beginning of supernatural power.
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Beginning Power Wisdom
The ultimate cause of human disease is the consequence of our transgression of the universal laws of life.
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Consequence Human Law Reason Ultimate Universe
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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Experience Greatness Human Magic Power Reason
The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.
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Poison Remedy Right
Fasting is the greatest remedy– the physician within.
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Cure Fast Greatness
Whether wine is a nourishment, medicine or poison is a matter of dosage.
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Dosage Medicine Nourishment Poison Wine
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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Attack Body Fight Health Himself Nature Sick

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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