I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of principles, in order to stop the vivacity of his mind, and please do not forget to meditate upon the subject of our discussion.
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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.Nicolas Malebranche
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.
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Our soul is not united to our body in the ordinary sense of these terms. It is immediately and directly united to God alone.
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Prejudices are not easily got rid of as an old coat which is no longer thought of.
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Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.
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