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A line partakes of the simplicity of a point more than does a surface; and a surface [partakes thereof more] than does a material object-as was evident. From this consideration of a point and a material object elevate yourself unto…

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God says to man: 'Be thou thyself, and I shall be thine.'

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All visible things would not claim as their king some color of their region, which is actually among the visible things of this region,…

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There are not many beginnings but there is a single Beginning, prior to multitude. But if you were to say that the beginnings are plural apart from their partaking of the One, that statement would self-destruct. For, surely, these plural beginnings would be both alike, by virtue of their not partaking of the One, and not alike, by virtue of…

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Within itself the soul sees all things more truly than as they exist in different things outside itself. And the more it goes out…

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Divinity is in all things in such a way that all things are in divinity.

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In humility alone lies true greatness, and knowledge and wisdom are profitable only in so far as our lives are governed by them.

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All we know of the truth is that the absolute truth, such as it is, is beyond our reach.

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You are therefore able to run on this path, on which God is found above all vision, hearing, taste, touch, smell, speech, sense, rationality, and intellect. It is found as none of these, but rather above everything as God of gods and King of all kings. Indeed, the King of the world of the intellect is the King of kings…

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Thou art merciful; when all my endeavour is turned toward Thee because all Thy endeavour is turned toward me; when I look unto Thee alone with all my attention, nor ever turn aside the eyes of my mind, because Thou dost enfold me with Thy constant regard; when I direct my love toward Thee alone because Thou, who art Love's…

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Through itself the soul arrives at all harmony that is perceptible in otherness-just as through what is internal the soul arrives at what is…

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We see that God has implanted in all things a natural desire to exist with the fullest measure of existence that is compatible with their particular nature. To this end they are endowed with suitable faculties and activities; and by means of these there is in them a discernment that is natural and in keeping with the purpose of their…

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The rational is apprehended through the intellect, however, the intellect is not found in the region of the rational; the intellect is as the…

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