To the Fraternity.

…to know something, but they keep the porridge in their mouths original: behalten doch den Brey im Maule; a German idiom for speaking unclearly or being evasive about what one knows and let the matter remain there—the mountains are in labor, and a ridiculous mouse will be born original Latin: parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus; a proverb from the Roman poet Horace suggesting that grand promises often result in trivial outcomes—remaining entirely hollow. For it is also said that even Solomon King Solomon, the biblical figure traditionally viewed as the archetype of divine wisdom and esoteric knowledge should not have shared his wisdom original: Weißheit any further with anyone; unless it were the case that the leaders and the scholars—to whom the Fame original: Fama; a reference to the Fama Fraternitatis, the first Rosicrucian manifesto which had recently been published was specifically addressed above all others—might keep the pasture original: Weide; here used as a metaphor for the "nourishment" of spiritual or intellectual knowledge for themselves alone? In such a way, to him who has, more shall always be given; whereas on the contrary, must the weakest remain behind and carry the light original: das Liecht tragen; an idiom for performing the menial work or serving as an attendant while others enjoy the benefits?