This process is alchemy: its founder is the smith Vulcan.

The art of medicine has its roots in the heart.

Nothing is hidden so much that it wouldn't be revealed through its fruit.

All 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.

What the eyes perceive in herbs or stones or trees is not yet a remedy; the eyes see only the dross.

All things are poisons. It is simply the dose that distinguishes between a poison and a remedy.

The beginning of wisdom is the beginning of supernatural power.