The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.
ParacelsusRead
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Medicine combines scientific knowledge with artistic insight to understand and guide life processes.
This quote by Paracelsus emphasizes that medicine transcends the mere scientific aspects of treating illness. It is an intricate discipline that requires a deep understanding of life itself, blending both scientific and artistic approaches to effectively heal and care for individuals. The quote conveys the idea that to practice medicine well, one must appreciate the complexities of life rather than just focus on technical skills alone.
Themes
MedicineScienceArtLifeHealing
In practice
Example use cases
In a medical conference, discussing how integrating artistic perspectives can enhance patient care.
More from Paracelsus
All quotes →Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.
ParacelsusRead
The human body is vapor materialized by sunshine mixed with the life of the stars.
ParacelsusRead
All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing poison.
ParacelsusRead
It should be forbidden and severely punished to remove cancer by cutting, burning, cautery, and other fiendish tortures. It is from nature that the disease comes, and from nature comes the cure, not from physicians.
ParacelsusRead
Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. Nevertheless one had better know the rules, for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases, though not often.
ParacelsusRead
Similar quotes
Mathematics is one of the deepest and most powerful expressions of pure human reason, and, at the same time, the most fundamental resource for description and analysis of the experiential world.
Hyman BassRead
Our minds work in real time, which begins at the Big Bang and will end, if there is a Big Crunch - which seems unlikely, now, from the latest data showing accelerating expansion. Consciousness would come to an end at a singularity.
Stephen HawkingRead
Time... is an essential requirement for effective research. An investigator may be given a palace to live in, a perfect laboratory to work in, he may be surrounded by all the conveniences money can provide; but if his time is taken from him he will remain sterile.
Walter Bradford CannonRead
Understanding science and pushing the boundaries of science is what makes me immensely satisfied.
Bill GatesRead
When we seed millions of acres of land with these plants, what happens to foraging birds, to insects, to microbes, to the other animals, when they come in contact and digest plants that are producing materials ranging from plastics to vaccines to pharmaceutical products?
Jeremy RifkinRead
The gravest threat faced by the world is of an extremist group getting hold of nuclear weapons or materials.
Mohamed ElbaradeiRead