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.
ParacelsusAlterius non sit qui suus esse potest. (Let no man belong to another that can belong to himself.)
ParacelsusThe ultimate cause of human disease is the consequence of our transgression of the universal laws of life.
ParacelsusMedicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided.
Paracelsus