The moral law within us commands preservation of one's own honor and respect for the honor of one's equal.

Paul von Hindenburg declared:

"The decisive factor in my life and actions has never been the applause of the world, but my own conviction, duty and conscience."

Druids cutting the Mistletoe on the sixth day of the Moon by Henri Paul Motte

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Splendor Solis: The World’s Most Famous Alchemical Manuscript

"Frater Basilius Valentinus, monk of the Benedictine order and Hermetic philosopher": imaginary portrait in the frontispiece from Chymische Schrifften, 1717

The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine is a widely reproduced alchemical book attributed to Basil Valentine, first published in 1599. It contains two parts, the second of which houses the twelve keys. These were accompanied by woodcut engravings from later publications in the early seventeenth century.

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