Chemical Lexicon

...let us follow. They pursue his glory, but they do not seek it by the right path.

God sells every excellence at the price of labor.

original: "Quicquid præclarum est vendit Deus omne labore." This is a Latin rendering of a Greek maxim by Epicharmus, emphasizing that divine wisdom and great achievements require hard work and dedication.

If the adversaries of Paracelsus strive to overcome him, let them do so not by the authorities of men—especially those who are unfaithful—but by the Holy Scriptures of God, upon which true Philosophy rests. Nor do we agree with Paracelsus merely because he is a most learned man: Plato is my friend, Socrates is my friend, but Truth is a greater friend. original: "Amicus Plato, amicus Socrates, sed magis amica Veritas." This famous proverb asserts that a scholar's highest loyalty is to the truth itself, rather than to any specific teacher or school of thought. Nor should Paracelsus be read haphazardly; for just as the entrance to the inner sanctum of the temple was opened to no one but the Priests, so no admission is granted to the secrets of Paracelsus except to learned and upright men. Whoever reads and considers these few hidden things here collected, seriously and diligently, let them provide him an entrance to the Temple of Apollo. In this context, the "Temple of Apollo" symbolizes the height of medical and prophetic wisdom, as Apollo was the god of healing. These are the veils of the Hermeticists Hermeticists: Followers of the Hermetic tradition, an ancient system of spiritual philosophy, alchemy, and science attributed to the legendary Hermes Trismegistus., in which the truth of the sealed matter is wrapped and entwined—like Falernian wine A prestigious, high-quality wine highly praised in ancient Rome. in the grape, and gold in the dross. I confess these things are not my own, but have merely been reduced into a small bundle and organized by me, so that to