In the life of a Saint or a Master there are five degrees known [12 through 16], and in the two last degrees [17, 18] the progress of the Saint and of the Master is silent, but in the life of a Prophet these seven degrees manifest to view. For a Saint or a Master there is one facility -- that he can do his work by avoiding the notice of the world. But the life of the Prophet necessitates his coming into the world, and thus, as he progresses from grade to grade through his life, he cannot very well cover himself, however much he may want to, from the gaze of the world, though the Sage of every category -- Saint, Master, or Prophet -- and every degree, always prefers not being known to the world; and as he progresses, so that desire increases more.