Sözcüklerin Kabuğu Değil, Doğanın Güçleri

But do not think that you will understand him immediately; rather, be surely persuaded that little by little, and with much study and diligence, you will finally best come to know his mind and hidden knowledge. For the writings of the Philosophers are not understood from the bark of the words, but from the powers of nature. For very often they have hidden beautiful and difficult things in wordy wrappings and coverings, so that those most excellent arts might not leak out to those unworthy of such great mysteries. For the secret is not given except to the sons of Philosophy, that is, to the seekers and investigators of truth. Nor, indeed, can it happen that those who are not occupied with every thought and movement of the mind in inquiring into nature's hidden operations can rightly understand her. For if a son of the art should be negligent in perusing and researching, he will go blindly to the practice. Truly, perpetual diligence is needed for this matter, and thus it will happen that you will perceive the mysteries of the art with profit.