I hold this thought to be that which has very long been sought for under the name of philosophy, and the discovery of which is therefore regarded by those who are familiar with history as quite as impossible as the discovery of the philosopher's stone, although it was already said by Pliny: Quam multa fieri non posse, priusquam sint facta, judicantur?
-Pentsamendu hori luzaroan filosofiaren izenpean bilatu izan den horretakotzat daukat, eta, zeinaren aurkikuntza historikoki formatuek berek ere hain ezinezkotzat baitaukate, nola den harri filosofalarena, nahiz eta Pliniok horiei esana dien: