Atalanta Fugiens · 1618 · Emblem XI
Dealbate Latonam, et rumpite libros.
Whiten Latona, and tear up the books.
The whitening is done by working, not by reading more about it. A striking instruction in a book that is itself full of learning.
Where are you reading when you should be doing?
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.