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'sola dosis facit venenum' It is only the dose that makes the poison.

Nothing is without toxin, all things are toxic. It is only the dose that makes the poison.

'ne quid nimis' Nothing in excess.

There is a reason modern day pharmacology has its roots in these statements. Truth is, even drinking an excess of water will unalive a human.



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