Astrology Is A Disease, Not A Science.

It Is No Wrong Or Injustice That One Has Many Bags Of The Finest Myrrh And Garments Embroidered With Gold, While Another Has Not Those Things, Which Are Not Necessary For Our Maintenance; He Who Has Them Has Not Thereby Obtained Control Over Anything That Could Be An Essential Addition To His Nature, But Has Only Obtained Something Illusory Or Deceptive. ...this Is The Rule At All Times And In All Places; No Notice Should Be Taken Of Exceptional Cases, As We Have Explained.

Know That The Difficulties Which Lead To Confusion In The Question What Is The Purpose Of The Universe Or Of Any Of Its Parts, Arise From Two Causes: First, Man Has An Erroneous Idea Of Himself, And Believes That The Whole World Exists Only For His Sake; Secondly, He Is Ignorant Both About The Nature Of The Sublunary World, And About The Creator's Intention To Give Existence To All Beings Whose Existence Is Possible, Because Existence Is Undoubtedly Good.

Work Before Eating, Rest After Eating. Eat Not Ravenously, Filling The Mouth Gulp After Gulp Without Breathing Space.

I Believe With Perfect Faith That The Creator, Blessed Be His Name, Is Not A Body, And That He Is Free From All Accidents Of Matter, And That He Has Not Any Form Whatsoever.

Those Who Believe That... Detailed Rules Originate In A Certain Cause, Are As Far From The Truth As Those Who Assume That The Whole Law Is Useless.