The World Is Divided Into

The Knowledge Of Anything, Since All Things Have Causes, Is Not Acquired Or Complete Unless It Is Known By Its Causes.

The Physical Signs Of Measles Are Nearly The Same As Those Of Smallpox, But Nausea And Inflammation Is More Severe, Though The Pains In The Back Are Less.

Is It The Fault Of Wine If A Fool Drinks It And Goes Stumbling Into Darkness?

Medicine Deals With The States Of Health And Disease In The Human Body. It Is A Truism Of Philosophy That A Complete Knowledge Of A Thing Can Only Be Obtained By Elucidating Its Causes And Antecedents, Provided, Of Course, Such Causes Exist. In Medicine It Is, Therefore, Necessary That Causes Of Both Health And Disease Should Be Determined.

Pure Earth Does Not Petrify, Because The Predominance Of Dryness Over [i.e. In] The Earth Endows It Not With Coherence But Rather With Crumbliness. In General, Stone Is Formed In Two Ways Only (a) Through The Hardening Of Clay, And (b) By The Congelation [of Waters].