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.
The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.
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.
Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.
The beginning of wisdom is the beginning of supernatural power.