Creative Quotations from . . .
Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus
(1493-1541) born on Nov 11
German-Swiss physician. "He established the role of chemistry in medicine; published "Die grosse Wundartzney" ("Great Surgery...")."
 
   
F
The book of Nature is that which the physician must read; and to do so he must walk over the leaves.

R
"He who knows nothing, loves nothing.
He who can do nothing understands nothing.
He who understands nothing is worthless."
A
"Thoughts create a new heaven, a new firmament, a new source of energy, from which new arts flow."
N
"Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy."
K
"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."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "From the "Encyclopædia Britannica," ninth edition, vol. xviii. p. 234."
R: "From "Alt.Quotations Misc," an internet collection of quotations"
A: ""Selected Writing.""
N: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
K: "Die grosse Wundarznei.""



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