As To The Mental Essence, We Find

Pure Earth Does Not Petrify, Because The Predominance Of Dryness Over [i.e. In] The Earth Endows It Not With Coherence But Rather With Crumbliness. In General, Stone Is Formed In Two Ways Only (a) Through The Hardening Of Clay, And (b) By The Congelation [of Waters].

I [prefer] A Short Life With Width To A Narrow One With Length.

There Are No Incurable Diseases — Only The Lack Of Will. There Are No Worthless Herbs — Only The Lack Of Knowledge.

The Physical Signs Of Measles Are Nearly The Same As Those Of Smallpox, But Nausea And Inflammation Is More Severe, Though The Pains In The Back Are Less.

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.