Paracelsus
Paracelsus, born Theophrastus von Hohenheim, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.
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- University of ViennaUniversity of Ferrara
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Trending topics shown first"He who wants to govern must have insight into the hearts of men and act accordingly."
"We should become angels and not devils, that’s why we have been created and born into the world. Therefore be and stick to what God has chosen you for."
"We have Divine Wisdom in the mortal body.Whatever does harm to the body, ruins the House of the Eternal."
"God, our Father, has given us the life and the art of healing to protect and maintain it."
"Consider that we shouldn’t call our brother a fool, since we don’t know ourselves what we are."
"What maintains the marriage and what is it? Only the knowledge of the hearts, that is its beginning and end."
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Timeline
1493
Born
Birth1541
Died
Death
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