...anyone who thinks that all fruits ripen at the same time as strawberries, knows nothing of grapes. Author: Paracelsus Copy Quote More from Paracelsus “Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.” “Be not another, if you can be yourself. ” “Thoughts are free and subject to no rule. On them rests the freedom of man, and…” “All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is…”