It is in the nature of water ... to become transformed into earth through a predominating earthy virtue; ... it is in the nature of earth to become transformed into water through a predominating aqueous virtue.

It is in the nature of water ... to become transformed into earth through a predominating earthy virtue; ... it is in the nature of earth to become transformed into water through a predominating aqueous virtue.

God, the supreme being, is neither circumscribed by space, nor touched by time; he cannot be found in a particular direction, and his essence cannot change. The secret conversation is thus entirely spiritual; it is a direct encounter between God and the soul, abstracted from all material constraints.

Leeches should be kept a day before applying them. They should be squeezed to make them eject the contents of their stomachs.

As to the mental essence, we find it in infants devoid of every mental form.

The more brilliant the lightning, the quicker it disappears.

The different sorts of madness are innumerable.