The monad, of which we shall speak here, is nothing but a simple substance which enters into compounds; simple, that is to… — Gottfried Leibniz Copy Share Image
There is no way in which a simple substance could begin in the course of nature, since it cannot be formed by… — Gottfried Leibniz Copy Share Image
Thus God alone is the primary Unity, or original simple substance, from which all monads, created and derived, are produced. — Gottfried Leibniz Copy Share Image
Every present state of a simple substance is the natural consequence of its preceding state, in such a way that its present… — Gottfried Leibniz Copy Share Image