Paracelsus

Chemistry Switzerland 1493 – 1541 101 quotes

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.

Major Works 1525

Alchemy is the art of separating the three principles, and joining them again in harmony.

Archidoxis 1530

He who knows not when to be silent, knows not the art of medicine.

Treatises 1540

True healing comes from within, not from without.

Paragranum 1520

The physician must be a philosopher, for without philosophy, medicine is mere butchery.

Philosophia Sagax 1535

Stars influence the body as much as the soul.

Astronomia Magna 1530

Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it so a thing is not a poison.

Archidoxis 1538

The light of nature is the light of God.

Letter 1529

Medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business.

Treatises 1541

Every disease has its origin in the spirit.

Major Works 1536

The quintessence of all things is love.

Paragranum 1530

To heal, one must first understand the stars.

Astronomia Magna 1538

The fool seeks cures; the wise prevent diseases.

Major Works 1525

Alchemy teaches us to transmute base metals into gold, but true alchemy transmutes the soul.

Archidoxis 1530

Nature never breaks her own laws.

Treatises 1540

The body is the temple of the soul, and must be treated as such.

Philosophia Sagax 1535

Knowledge without practice is useless; practice without knowledge is dangerous.

Paragranum 1520

The elements are the building blocks of creation.

Archidoxis 1538

True physicians heal with words as much as with medicines.

Major Works 1536

The universe is a grand laboratory.

Astronomia Magna 1530