Paracelsus Quotes & Sayings

31 most famous Paracelsus quotes and sayings (scientist). These are the first 10 quotes we have.

“Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided.”

“Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy.”

“The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.”

“Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.”

“The dose makes the poison.”

“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.”

“The interpretation of dreams is a great art.”

“Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics.”

“Thoughts create a new heaven, a new firmament, a new source of energy, from which new arts flow.”

“Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. Nevertheless one had better know the rules, for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases, though not often.”