Mudrosti ne mozhna navchyty, ale yiyi mozhna vyvchaty. Inodi, naybil′shoyu pereponoyu na shlyachu do Mudrosti ye zanadto seryozne stavlennya do sebe i svoyich dumok, strach zrobyty pomylku, skazaty nisenitnytsyu... Ale zh ti, chto ne roblyat′ pomylok, roblyat′ naybil′shu pomylku z usich — vony ne prahnut′ piznannya. Na kozhnu z rozpovidey Maystra v tsiy knyzhtsi potribno ne bil′she chvylyny, a Mayster v nych — tse y indiys′kyy huru i dzens′kyy roshy, daos′kyy svyatyy y yudeys′kyy rabi, chrystyyans′kyy monach y sufiys′kyy mistyk. Vin — Lao-tszy y Sokrat, Budda y Isus, Zaratustra i Mahomet. Yoho mova lunala i v s′omomu stolitti do nashoyi ery, i v dvadtsyatomu stolitti takozh. Yoho mudrist′ nalezhyt′ yak Schodovi, tak i Zachodovi. Ale zh chy tak tse vazhlyvo, naspravdi, chto vin? Adzhe tsya knyzhka bula napysana ne dlya toho, schob povchaty, a schob Probudzhuvaty!