The dose makes the poison.

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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...

Although Alchemy has now fallen into contempt, and is even considered a thing of the...

Although Alchemy has now fallen into contempt, and is even considered a thing of the...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 process is alchemy: its founder is the smith Vulcan.

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

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,...

Many have said of Alchemy, that it is for the making of gold and silver....

Many have said of Alchemy, that it is for the making of gold and silver....

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.

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:...

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...

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

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

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...