"You will not dishonor the divine perfections by……" — Nicolas Malebranche
"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."
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Nicolas Malebranche
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22 Quotes by Nicolas Malebranche
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You find yourself in the world, without any power, immovable as a rock, stupid, so to speak, as a log…
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I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of principles, in order to stop…
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All creatures are united to God alone in an immediate union. They depend essentially and directly upon Him. Being all…
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