Atalanta Fugiens · 1618 · Emblem XLIII
Audi loquacem vulturem, qui neutiquam te decipit.
Listen to the talkative vulture, which does not deceive you at all.
The vulture, a bird of death and of the dark stage, speaks, and what it says is true.
What is the unwelcome voice in you saying that is actually true?
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.