Atalanta Fugiens · 1618 · Emblem XX
Naturam natura docet, debellet ut ignem.
Nature teaches nature how to overcome fire.
What cannot be forced can sometimes be allowed. Nature has its own ways of meeting heat.
Where could you let something take its natural course instead of forcing it?
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.