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1 " Medicine rests upon four pillars—philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. The first pillar is the philosophical knowledge of earth and water; the second, astronomy, supplies its full understanding of that which is of fiery and airy nature; the third is an adequate explanation of the properties of all the four elements—that is to say, of the whole cosmos—and an introduction into the art of their transformations; and finally, the fourth shows the physician those virtues which must stay with him up until his death, and it should support and complete the three other pillars. "
― Paracelsus , Paracelsus: Selected Writings
2 " There is an earthly sun, which is the cause of all heat, and all who are able to see may see the sun; and those who are blind and cannot see him may feel his heat. There is an Eternal Sun, which is the source of all wisdom, and those whose spiritual senses have awakened to life will see that sun and be conscious of His existence; but those who have not attained spiritual consciousness may yet feel His power by an inner faculty which is called Intuition. "
― Paracelsus
3 " Be not another, if you can be yourself. "
4 " Man is a microcosm, or a little world, because he is an extract from all the stars and planets of the whole firmament, from the earth and the elements; and so he is their quintessence. "
5 " There is in each person, in every animal, bird and plant a star which mirrors, matches or is in some sense the same as a star in the heavens. "
6 " All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing poison. "
7 " Women's regular bleeding engenders phantoms. "
8 " To understand correctly the meaning of the words Alchemy and Astrology, it is necessary to understand and to realize the intimate relationship and identity of the Microcosm and Macrocosm, and their mutual interaction. "
9 " He who knows nothing, loves nothing. He who can do nothing understands nothing. He who understands nothing is worthless. But he who understands alsoloves, notices, sees … The more knowledge is inherent in a thing, the greater the love.… Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as the strawberries knows nothing about grapes. "
10 " Be not another, if you can be yourself. "
11 " Thoughts are free and subject to no rule. On them rests the freedom of man, and they tower above the light of nature...create a new heaven, a new firmament, a new source of energy from which new arts flow. "
12 " Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him. "
13 " The dose makes the poison... "
14 " Alterius non sit qui suus esse potest. (Let no man belong to another that can belong to himself.) "
15 " ...anyone who thinks that all fruits ripen at the same time as strawberries, knows nothing of grapes. "
― Paracelsus , Four Treatises of Theophrastus Von Hohenheim Called Paracelsus
16 " من لا يعرف شيئا لا يحب أحداً.. ومن لا يستطيع أن يفعل شيئاً لا يفهم أحداً, ومن لا يفهم شيئاً لا قيمة له. ولكن من يفهم فانه أيضاً يحب ويلاحظ ويرى.و كلما ازدادت المعرفة بشيء,عظم الحب.. و أن أي إنسان يتصور أن جميع الثمار تنضج في الوقت نفسه الخاص بنضج الفراولة لا يعرف شيئاً عن العنب. "
17 " Everything is a poison, nothing is a poison. It is the dose that makes the poison "
18 " One who lives within reason lives without the spirit "
19 " He who knows nothing, loves nothing. He who can do nothing understands nothing. He who understands nothing is worthless. "
20 " Magic is natural, for nature itself is magic. "
