“Truth was such a tricky thing when it came to children. When was it good medicine and when was it poison”
“it is a wretched thing when amusement becomes a vocation. Amusement should be used to do us good "like a medicine"; it must never be used as the food of the individual.”
“Poison and medicine are often the same thing, given in different proportions”
“People are basically good, and when they are in possession of the full truth, they usually do the right things.”
“Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic. ”
“You see, when medicine works, it is blessed science, and when it fails, it is witchcraft. - Polidori”