--- title: "8 Medicine Poison Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Medicine Poison quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Medicine Poison sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/jane-roper-94627_children_truth-was-such-a-tricky-thing-when-it-ca_345342.jpg" --- > [“Truth was such a tricky thing when it came to children. When was it good medicine and when was it poison”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-roper/truth-was-such-a-tricky-thing-when-it-came-to-children-when-was-it/) [Jane Roper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-roper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/jane-roper-94627_children_truth-was-such-a-tricky-thing-when-it-ca_345342.jpg) > [Criticism is like medicine. It’s poison unless carefully administered at the right dose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hyatt/criticism-is-like-medicine-it-s-poison-unless-carefully-administered/) [Michael Hyatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hyatt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79c/michael-hyatt-7018_criticism_criticism-is-like-medicine-it-s-poison-u_551376.png) > [It is medicine, not poison, I offer you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gotthold-ephraim-lessing/it-is-medicine-not-poison-i-offer-you/) [Gotthold Ephraim Lessing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gotthold-ephraim-lessing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ba/gotthold-ephraim-lessing-9335_medicine_it-is-medicine-not-poison-i-offer-you-55_556628.jpg) > [“There are times in my life when I have been medicine for some while poison for others. I used to think I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-maraboli/there-are-times-in-my-life-when-i-have-been-medicine-for-some-while/) [Steve Maraboli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-maraboli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/steve-maraboli-178_choices_there-are-times-in-my-life-when-i-have-b_971989.jpg) > [Whether wine is a nourishment, medicine or poison is a matter of dosage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paracelsus/whether-wine-is-a-nourishment-medicine-or-poison-is-a-matter-of-dosage/) [Paracelsus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paracelsus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/paracelsus-7108_dosage_whether-wine-is-a-nourishment-medicine-o_1610634.jpg) > [The difference between a good medicine and a poison is the dosage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-huxley/the-difference-between-a-good-medicine-and-a-poison-is-the-dosage/) [Laura Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-huxley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71d/laura-huxley-10830_differences_the-difference-between-a-good-medicine-a_1840164.jpg) > [We do not think it necessary to prove that a quack medicine is poison; let the vender prove it to be sanative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-b-macaulay/we-do-not-think-it-necessary-to-prove-that-a-quack-medicine-is-poison/) [Thomas B. Macaulay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-b-macaulay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acc/thomas-b-macaulay-1980_medicine_we-do-not-think-it-necessary-to-prove-th_2242264.png) > [“Drugs and Alcohol, although a crutch, have been the downfall of some of our greatest authors, artists & performers. These mind altering,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/drugs-and-alcohol-although-a-crutch-have-been-the-downfall-of-some-of/) [Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a54/captain-hank-bracker-seawater_art_drugs-and-alcohol-although-a-crutch-have_2834096.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/medicine-poison/#itemlist", "name": "Medicine Poison Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Truth was such a tricky thing when it came to children. 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