Quotes from Paracelsus

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.

The dose makes the poison...

Alterius non sit qui suus esse potest. (Let no man belong to another that can belong to himself.)

anyone who thinks that all fruits ripen at the same time as strawberries, knows nothing of grapes.

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.

For God, who is in heaven, is in man. Where else can heaven be, if not in man? As we need it, it must be within us. Therefore it knows our prayer even before we have uttered it, for it is closer to our hearts than to our words. — Opus paramirum , I:ix

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.

One who lives within reason lives without the spirit

Everything is a poison, nothing is a poison. It is the dose that makes the poison

Women's regular bleeding engenders phantoms.

Magic is natural, for nature itself is magic.

Death is the midwife of very great things.... It brings about the birth and rebirth of forms a thousand times improved. This is the highest mystery of God.

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.

Sorcery has been called Magic: but Magic is Wisdom, and there is no wisdom in Sorcery

Europe shall be the head, Asia the crown, but Africa shall be the jewel. "Another Prognostication by Theophrastus Paracelsus

Quien no conoce nada, no ama nada. Quien no puede hacer nada, no comprende nada. Quien nada comprende, nada vale. Pero quien comprende también ama, observa, ve… Cuanto mayor es el conocimiento inherente a una cosa, más grande es el amor… Quien cree que todas las frutas maduran al mismo tiempo que las frutillas nada sabe acerca de las uvas.

The saints are in heaven, not in wood. — De morbis ex incantationibus et impressionibus

All things are poison, and nothing is without poison.

All things are poison and nothing (is) without poison; only the dose makes that a thing is no poison.

I am different. Let this not upset you.

Ter calma e uma alma forte, limpa e sincera, assim tudo sairá bem. Não sentir-se só nem débil, porque detrás de cada pessoa há exércitos poderosos que não podemos conceber nem sequer sonhar. Quando se eleva o pensamento, não há mal que possa alcançar. O único inimigo que se deve temer é a nós mesmos.

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

Aquele que imagina que todos os frutos amadurecem ao mesmo tempo, como as cerejas, nada sabe a respeito das uvas.

Quem, nada pode fazer, nada compreende. Quem nada compreende, nada vale.