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But absolutely nothing remains of that one and only medicament of…
Quote byRobert Fludd · 1574–1637
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Robert Fludd, cited in: Waite (1887, p. 290).
English (original)
But absolutely nothing remains of that one and only medicament of which Hippocrates makes mention (darkly and mystically, I admit) in several places, and still less are its operations understood, inasmuch as no one now searches with lynx-like eyes into the profound depths of true natural philosophy, to gain an accurate knowledge of its composition and its virtues.
— Robert Fludd
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