Atalanta Fugiens · 1618 · Emblem X
Da ignem igni, Mercurium Mercurio, et sufficit tibi.
Give fire to fire, Mercury to Mercury, and it is enough for you.
Like works on like. Nothing foreign is added; each thing is met with its own kind.
What would change if you met this situation with its own kind rather than its opposite?
Michael Maier, Atalanta Fugiens (Oppenheim, 1618). Engraving in the public domain. Motto transcribed from the 1618 edition; translation and reading by The Hermetic School. All the emblems.