Alchemy Quote by William Temple

Alchemy is a kind of philosophy: a kind of thinking that leads to a way of understanding.

— Marcel Duchamp

“It is entirely possible to have an interest in alchemy, religious history and other assorted old-fashioned things while maintaining a perfectly materialistic stance.”

— Titus Lucretius Carus

Grounded in the natural philosophy of the Middle Ages, alchemy formed a bridge: on the one hand into the past, to Gnosticism, and on…

— Carl Jung

Many have said of Alchemy, that it is for the making of gold and silver. For me such is not the aim, but to…

— Paracelsus

The secrets of alchemy exist to transform mortals from a state of suffering and ignorance to a state of enlightenment and bliss.

— Deepak Chopra

Philosophy, with the aid of experience, has at length banished the study of alchymy; and the present age, however desirous of riches, is content…

— Edward Gibbon

Every human being has gone through a tragedy of sorts. And the idea is that you have two paths you can take, you can…

— Jillian Michaels

I have, alas! Philosophy, Medicine, Jurisprudence too, And to my cost Theology, With ardent labor, studied through. And here I stand, with all my…

— Anonymous

I discovered philosophy in my youth when I read 'wildly,' and thus I was exposed to the world of ideas.

— Michel Onfray

I think Socrates was fascinated by Alcibiades. It's almost the opposite of hypocrisy. I think it's like when you can see the potential in…

— Bettany Hughes

Much early alchemy seems to have been adventure. You heated and mixed and burnt and pounded and to see what would happen. An adventure…

— Ian Hacking

On my bad days, I sometimes wonder what philosophers are for.

— Jerry Fodor