Hermes Trismegistus (traditional attribution) · Complete work
Clause 3
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3. Et sicut omnes res fuerunt ab uno, meditatione unius: sic omnes res natae fuerunt ab hac una re, adaptatione.²
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from all 13 clauses of the Latin recension printed by Julius Ruska in 1926 for fidelity, clarity, structure, imagery, and cadence.
3. And just as all things came from one, through the contemplation of one, so all things were born from this one thing, through adaptation.²
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 13 clauses of the Latin recension printed by Julius Ruska in 1926.
3. And just as all things came from one, through the contemplation of one, so all things were born from this one thing, through adaptation.²