You will not dishonor the divine perfections by judgments unworthy of them, provided you never judge of Him by yourself, provided you do not ascribe to the Creator the imperfections and limitations of created beings.

Quote by Nicolas Malebranche

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I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of...

I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of...

You find yourself in the world, without any power, immovable as a rock, stupid, so...

You find yourself in the world, without any power, immovable as a rock, stupid, so...

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

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

All creatures are united to God alone in an immediate union. They depend essentially and...

All creatures are united to God alone in an immediate union. They depend essentially and...

We see things in this material world, wherein our bodies dwell, only because our mind...

We see things in this material world, wherein our bodies dwell, only because our mind...

We are made to know and love God.

We are made to know and love God.

God transforms, so to speak, this air into words, into various sounds. He makes you...

God transforms, so to speak, this air into words, into various sounds. He makes you...

As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it...

As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it...

You cannot of yourself move your arm or alter your position, situation, posture, do to...

You cannot of yourself move your arm or alter your position, situation, posture, do to...

Our soul is not united to our body in the ordinary sense of these terms....

Our soul is not united to our body in the ordinary sense of these terms....

God joins us together by means of the body, in consequence of the laws of...

God joins us together by means of the body, in consequence of the laws of...

He has willed - He wills incessantly - that the modifications of the mind and...

He has willed - He wills incessantly - that the modifications of the mind and...

Do not fear lest you should meditate too much upon Him and speak of Him...

Do not fear lest you should meditate too much upon Him and speak of Him...

In this connection, faith and experience teach us many truths by means of the short-cut...

In this connection, faith and experience teach us many truths by means of the short-cut...

I love good and pleasure, I hate evil and pain, I want to be happy...

I love good and pleasure, I hate evil and pain, I want to be happy...