Many have said of Alchemy, that it is for the making of gold and silver. For me such is not the aim, but to consider only what virtue and power may lie in medicines.
ParacelsusThe ultimate cause of human disease is the consequence of our transgression of the universal laws of life.
ParacelsusAlthough Alchemy has now fallen into contempt, and is even considered a thing of the past, the physicain should not be influenced by such judgements.
ParacelsusTime is a brisk wind, for each hour it brings something new... but who can understand and measure its sharp breath, its mystery and its design?
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