Paracelsus
He revolutionized medicine by using chemicals and minerals in treatments, coining 'dose makes the poison'.
Quotes by Paracelsus
The eyes are the window to the soul, but the soul is the window to the divine.
Alchemy is the art of separating the three principles, and joining them again in harmony.
He who knows not when to be silent, knows not the art of medicine.
True healing comes from within, not from without.
The physician must be a philosopher, for without philosophy, medicine is mere butchery.
Stars influence the body as much as the soul.
Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it so a thing is not a poison.
The light of nature is the light of God.
Medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business.
Every disease has its origin in the spirit.
The quintessence of all things is love.
To heal, one must first understand the stars.
The fool seeks cures; the wise prevent diseases.
Alchemy teaches us to transmute base metals into gold, but true alchemy transmutes the soul.
Nature never breaks her own laws.
The body is the temple of the soul, and must be treated as such.
Knowledge without practice is useless; practice without knowledge is dangerous.
The elements are the building blocks of creation.
True physicians heal with words as much as with medicines.
The universe is a grand laboratory.