Diotimos Library · Esotericism & Spirituality Collection · Bilingual Edition
Swipe or use the arrow keys.
Facing Pages · Branch 29 of 175
The Concentrated Centre of Nature · Passage 13
German
Solten aber alle diese freundliche Vermahnungen unvermutlich fruchtloß seyn, so stelle ich dir die weltliche Ehre, deine Reputation, und dein Geld für, warumb in einer ungewissen Sache so viel verthan, ist es nicht Narrenwerck? Wiltu ein Politicus und Welt-kluger Mann seyn, so weist du wol, daß ein Reichsthaler im Beutel besser ist, als 1000. in betrieglicher Hoffnung, du weist, daß Persohnen, welche so embsich die Goldmacherey suchen, und nicht finden, der gantzen Welt zum Gelächter und Mährlein dienen, man hält sie, und nicht unbillig, vor Narren, weil sie sich von den Autoribus und Process-Krähmern so lange lassen bey der Nase herumb führen, und Zeit und Geld mit Gesundheit in kurtzen verliehren, endlich, daß sie suchen, und im Grunde nicht wissen, wo, was, wie. Darumb wilt du nicht fallen, so bleibe auf ebenem Wege;
English
But if, unexpectedly, all these friendly admonitions should prove fruitless, I set before you worldly honour, your reputation, and your money. Why squander so much on an uncertain matter? Is it not folly? If you wish to be a statesman and a worldly-wise person, you know well that one Reichsthaler in the purse is better than a thousand in deceptive expectation. You know that people who so busily seek gold-making and fail to find it become the whole world’s laughingstock and byword. They are considered fools, and not without reason, because they let authors and peddlers of processes lead them about by the nose for so long, soon losing time, money, and health. Finally, they seek without fundamentally knowing where, what, or how. Therefore, if you wish not to fall, remain on level ground.
Socrates
Reading Centrum Naturae Concentratum · The Concentrated Centre of Nature · The Concentrated Centre of Nature · Passage 13
Ask about a concept, passage, contradiction, or connection.
Socrates will begin with this book and its sources.About This Reading Edition
The complete supplied German–English edition of the 1682 collection: the main treatise attributed to Ali Puli, Helbig’s preface, distinct companion discourses, the short potable-gold preparation and the anonymous Father’s Last Testament, with four historical figures, 103 annotations and the full Diotimos study apparatus.
Historical Text and Translation
The governing German witness is the complete 1682 collection in Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe, shelfmark 87 B 76050, with an unnumbered title and printed pages 1–80. The historical title’s Arabic and Portuguese antecedents and its authorial persona are retained as claims, not authenticated originals. Johann Otto Helbig (Hellwig), Martin de Delle, J. J. F. and the anonymous testament retain their distinct historical roles.
About Diotimos Editions
This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.
Rights
The historical German source text and engraving are in the public domain. The English translation and editorial material were prepared with AI assistance for Diotimos Editions in 2026, with a supplied translation and sign commentary identified separately, and are published with the site owner’s authorization.