Medicine is not merely a science but an art. The character of the physician may act more powerfully upon the patient than the drugs employed.
ParacelsusLife is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. Nevertheless one had better know the rules, for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases, though not often.
ParacelsusAll arts lie in man, though not all are apparent. Awakening brings them out. To be taught is nothing; everything is in man waiting to be awakened.
Paracelsus