Text.BP190.!8v/Translation

Epigram.

Those who wish to see the pure springs of wisdom, to grasp the secret pathways of alchemy, to savor the fruits of the Hesperides, and to bring back the sought-after gems of the Argonauts, should read both ancient and new works. However, after reading the works of the ancients and the moderns, you will realize the great effort it took to acquire this knowledge, the long days it took to seek it out, and the immense cost it was to obtain it.

This small booklet will give you the essence of that knowledge: not acquired at great expense, not read with great mental effort, not reconsidered over a long period. And yet you hesitate to equate it with the books of the old and the new, although this brief booklet allows it.