Atalanta Fugiens · Emblem XI
Dealbate Latonam, et rumpite libros.
Whiten Latona, and tear up the books.
Emblem XI
The whitening is done by working, not by reading more about it. A striking instruction in a book that is itself full of learning.
A question to carry
Where are you reading when you should be doing?
Emblem of the day
Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens (1618), with the Latin motto, a translation and a reading for each plate.
Engraving in the public domain.