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Nicolas Malebranche Quotes: I do not believe there is anything useful which men can know with exactitude that they cannot know by arithmetic and algebra.
         

I do not believe there is anything useful which men can know with exactitude that they cannot know by arithmetic and algebra.


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I love good and pleasure, I hate evil and pain, I want to be happy and I am not mistaken in believing, that people, angels and even demons have those same inclinations.



As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it produces, so our minds feed on the same truths as the intelligible and immutable substance of the divine Word contains.

As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it produces, so our minds feed on the same truths as the intelligible and immutable substance of the divine Word contains.



Attentiveness is the natural prayer of the Soul.

Attentiveness is the natural prayer of the Soul.



We are made to know and love God.

We are made to know and love God.



Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to create.

Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to create.



God transforms, so to speak, this air into words, into various sounds. He makes you understand these various sounds through the modifications by which you are affected.

God transforms, so to speak, this air into words, into various sounds. He makes you understand these various sounds through the modifications by which you are affected.



You cannot of yourself move your arm or alter your position, situation, posture, do to other men good or evil, or effect the least change in the world.

You cannot of yourself move your arm or alter your position, situation, posture, do to other men good or evil, or effect the least change in the world.



Prejudices are not easily got rid of as an old coat which is no longer thought of.

Prejudices are not easily got rid of as an old coat which is no longer thought of.



One should assiduously pursue perfection without ever claiming to attain it.

One should assiduously pursue perfection without ever claiming to attain it.



We are rational creatures: Our virtue and perfection is to love reason, or rather to love order.

We are rational creatures: Our virtue and perfection is to love reason, or rather to love order.





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Attachment with god keeps you decoupled with worldly things around you. Do your duty but leave the result to super power so that you can relieve yourself from pain and attain peace.



What an inspiring book. Thank heaven Lee Thornton decided to share her remarkable life story with us. Lee's book is a blessing as well as a terrific read.

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And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin.

And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin.



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Got more dirt than ball. Here we go again.



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Learn to see things backwards, inside out, and upside down.



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I have lived in the redness of the stones that mark a path through my blood; I am the descendant of a forgotten race, but I carry in my hands the remnants of their fire.



Be wise, because the world needs more wisdom. And if you cannot be wise, pretend to be someone who is wise, and then just behave like they would.

Be wise, because the world needs more wisdom. And if you cannot be wise, pretend to be someone who is wise, and then just behave like they would.




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