Quotes by Gottfried Leibniz

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When a truth is necessary, the reason for it can be found by analysis, that is, by resolving it into simpler ideas and truths until the primary ones are reached.
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When a truth is necessary, the reason for it can be found by analysis, that is, by resolving it into simpler ideas and truths until the primary ones are reached.
The words ‘Here you can find perfect peace’ can be written only over the gates of a cemetery.
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The words ‘Here you can find perfect peace’ can be written only over the gates of a cemetery.
I don’t say that bodies like flint, which are commonly called inanimate, have perceptions and appetition; rather they have something of that sort in them, as worms are in cheese.
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I don’t say that bodies like flint, which are commonly called inanimate, have perceptions and appetition; rather they have something of that sort in them, as worms are in cheese.
Reality cannot be found except in One single source, because of the interconnection of all things with one another.
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Reality cannot be found except in One single source, because of the interconnection of all things with one another.
It is worth noting that the notation facilitates discovery. This, in a most wonderful way, reduces the mind’s labour.
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It is worth noting that the notation facilitates discovery. This, in a most wonderful way, reduces the mind’s labour.
He who hasn’t tasted bitter things hasn’t earned sweet things.
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He who hasn’t tasted bitter things hasn’t earned sweet things.
Philosophy consists mostly of kicking up a lot of dust and then complaining that you can’t see anything.
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Philosophy consists mostly of kicking up a lot of dust and then complaining that you can’t see anything.
To love is to place happiness in the heart of another...
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To love is to place happiness in the heart of another...
It’s easier to be original and foolish than original and wise.
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It’s easier to be original and foolish than original and wise.
God’s relation to spirits is not like that of a craftsman to his work, but also like that of a prince to his subjects.
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God’s relation to spirits is not like that of a craftsman to his work, but also like that of a prince to his subjects.
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