"It is said that a wise man rules……" — Paracelsus
"It 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."
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68 Quotes by Paracelsus
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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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Whether wine is a nourishment, medicine or poison is a matter of dosage
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The human body is vapor materialized by sunshine mixed with the life of the stars.
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All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing…
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Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.
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Alterius non sit qui suus esse potest. (Let no man belong to another that can belong to himself.)
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Many have said of Alchemy, that it is for the making of gold and silver. For me such is not…
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Nothing is hidden so much that it wouldn't be revealed through its fruit.
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It should be forbidden and severely punished to remove cancer by cutting, burning, cautery, and other fiendish tortures. It is…
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Fasting is the greatest remedy-- the physician within.
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There is an earthly sun, which is the cause of all heat, and all who are able to see may…
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Since nothing is so secret or hidden that it cannot be revealed, everything depends on the discovery of those things…
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