Quotes about Man by Paracelsus

Paracelsus Swiss scientist

If we want to make a statement about a man's nature on the basis of his physiognomy, we must take everything into account, it is in his distress that a man is tested, for then his nature is revealed.

Quote by Paracelsus about man

Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig man, now a bean man.

Quote by Paracelsus about man

Therefore we should keep an eye on the outward characteristics which nature gives a man by shaping him in a certain way.

Quote by Paracelsus about man