Ego gigno lumen, tenebrae autem naturae meae sunt
I generate the light, but darkness too is of my nature (alch. quotation)


Aqvi esto sin temor y de la muerte no he pavor

Here I am fearless and not scared of death
(span. lord, 16th cent.)


Horridas nostrae mentis purga tenebras, accende lumen sensibus

Free us from the darkness of our spirit and set alight our senses
(med. prayer)


Vermag denn ein Autor dem Zuschauer etwas zu sagen, wenn dieser mit ihm nicht die M¸he und die Freude der Erschaffung eines Bildes teilt?
How can an author communicate with his audience when it is not ready to share the effort and pleasure of developing an image?
(Tarkovski)


K”se schliesst den Magen

No translation possible
(Majestix)


El trabajo nos embrutece y conduce al crimen, la vagancia nos honra y da personalidad
Work makes us cruel and leads to crime, idleness honors us and forms our personality
(cuban saying)


Ad securae taciturnitatis portum me transferre intendo
I now want to enter the port of secure silence
(Denis the Carthusian)