‘Whoever deeply searches out the truth And will not be decoyed down false by-ways, Shall turn unto himself his inward gaze, Shall bring his wandering thoughts in circle home (5) And teach his heart that what it seeks abroad It holds in its own treasuries within. What error’s gloomy clouds have veiled before Will then shine clearer than the sun himself. Not all its light is banished from the mind (10) By body’s matter which makes men forget. The seed of truth lies hidden deep within, And teaching fans the spark to take new life; Why else unaided can man answer true, Unless deep in the heart the
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