Atalanta Fugiens · Emblem XXXV
Ut Ceres Triptolemum, Thetis Achillem, sub igne morari assuefecit, sic artifex lapidem.
As Ceres accustomed Triptolemus, and Thetis Achilles, to stay in the fire, so the artist [accustoms] the stone.
Emblem XXXV
In the myths, the goddesses held the children in fire to make them strong. The stone is accustomed to heat slowly, not thrown into it.
A question to carry
What are you slowly getting used to that will make you stronger?
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.