“All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing poison.””
Quotes by Paracelsus
“He who knows nothing, loves nothing. He who can do nothing understands nothing. He who understands nothing is worthless. But he who understands alsoloves, notices, sees … The more knowledge is inherent in a thing, the greater the love.… Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as the strawberries knows nothing about grapes.””
“Be not another, if you can be yourself. ””
“Thoughts are free and subject to no rule. On them rests the freedom of man, and they tower above the light of nature...create a new heaven, a new firmament, a new source of energy from which new arts flow.””
“Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.””
“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.””
“Medicine rests upon four pillars”
Paracelsus: Selected Writings
ParacelsusParacelsus, born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, and philosopher who revolutionized the field of medicine in the 16th century. He is best kno...