Although Alchemy has now fallen into contempt, and is even considered a thing of the past, the physicain should not be influenced by such judgements.

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Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either...

Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either...

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

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

Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist...

Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist...

For one country is different from another; its earth is different, as are its stones,...

For one country is different from another; its earth is different, as are its stones,...

Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig...

Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig...

The interpretation of dreams is a great art.

The interpretation of dreams is a great art.

The dose makes the poison.

The dose makes the poison.

If we want to make a statement about a man's nature on the basis of...

If we want to make a statement about a man's nature on the basis of...

This is alchemy, and this is the office of Vulcan; he is the apothecary and...

This is alchemy, and this is the office of Vulcan; he is the apothecary and...

That which the dream shows is the shadow of such wisdom as exists in man,...

That which the dream shows is the shadow of such wisdom as exists in man,...

Often the remedy is deemed the highest good because it helps so many.

Often the remedy is deemed the highest good because it helps so many.

What sense would it make or what would it benfit a physician if he discovered...

What sense would it make or what would it benfit a physician if he discovered...

However, anyone to whom this happens should not leave his room upon awakening, should speak...

However, anyone to whom this happens should not leave his room upon awakening, should speak...

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

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

Once a disease has entered the body, all parts which are healthy must fight it:...

Once a disease has entered the body, all parts which are healthy must fight it:...

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

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

Dreams are not without meaning wherever thay may come from-from fantasy, from the elements, or...

Dreams are not without meaning wherever thay may come from-from fantasy, from the elements, or...

For it is we who must pray for our daily bread, and if He grants...

For it is we who must pray for our daily bread, and if He grants...

From time immemorial artistic insights have been revealed to artists in their sleep and in...

From time immemorial artistic insights have been revealed to artists in their sleep and in...

But is not He who created it for the sake of the sick body more...

But is not He who created it for the sake of the sick body more...