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All arts lie in man, though not all are apparent. Awakening brings them out. To be taught is nothing; everything is in man waiting to be awakened.

Paracelsus

Some children are born from heaven and others are born from hell, because each human being has his inherent tendencies, and these tendencies belong to his spirit, and indicate the state in which he existed before he was born.
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Born Children Existence Heaven Hell Human State
Let no one who can be his own belong to another.
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Be Yourself Himself
Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.
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Himself Philosophy Power Stars
Every body consists of three ingredients. The names of these are Sulphur, Mercury, and Salt.
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Body Ingredient Name Science
In every human being there is a special heaven, whole and unbroken.
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Break Heaven Human
Time is a brisk wind, for each hour it brings something new… but who can understand and measure its sharp breath, its mystery and its design?
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Design Measurement Mystery Time Wind
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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Amount Dosage Poison Quality
When a man undertakes to create something, he establishes a new heaven, as it were, and from it the work that he desires to create flows into him… For such is the immensity of man that he is greater than heaven and earth.
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Creation Earth Establishment Heaven Man Work
The beginning of wisdom is the beginning of supernatural power.
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Beginning Power Wisdom
Medicine rests upon four pillars – philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics.
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Ethics Medicine Philosophy Pillar
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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Challenge Finding God Healing Health Man Nature Need Science
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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Earth Element Man Planet Stars World
Although Alchemy has now fallen into contempt, and is even considered a thing of the past, the physicain should not be influenced by such judgements.
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Alchemy Fall Influence Judgement Past
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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Build Error Heaven Thrive
We do not know it because we are fooling away our time with outward and perishing things, and are asleep in regard to that which is real within ourself.
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Fools Ourselves Reality Regard Time
The main reason for healing is love.
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Healing Love Reason

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