The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.

The art of medicine has its roots in the heart.

Medicine is not merely a science but an art. The character of the physician may act more powerfully upon the patient than the drugs employed.

Determined will is the beginning of all magical operations. It is because men do not perfectly imagine and believe the result, that the (occult) arts are so uncertain, while they might be perfectly certain.

The art of medicine cannot be inherited, nor can it be copied from books