Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Mathematics German 1646 – 1716 186 quotes

Co-invented calculus, pioneer of binary and symbolic logic

Quotes by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

The human mind is a spark of the divine.

Letter to Sophie Charlotte of Prussia

The world is a mirror of God's perfections.

Letter to Arnauld

I have always been a champion of reason.

Letter to Sophie Charlotte of Prussia

The true science is that which leads to the perfection of man.

Letter to Arnauld

The human mind is capable of comprehending the universe.

Letter to Sophie Charlotte of Prussia

The world is a manifestation of God's wisdom.

Letter to Arnauld

I have always been a servant of truth.

Letter to Sophie Charlotte of Prussia

The true philosophy is that which promotes the good of humanity.

Letter to Arnauld

The human mind is a reflection of the divine mind.

Letter to Sophie Charlotte of Prussia

The world is a work of art created by God.

Letter to Arnauld

I have always been a devotee of reason.

Letter to Sophie Charlotte of Prussia

The true science is that which contributes to the progress of mankind.

Letter to Arnauld

The human mind is capable of discovering the laws of nature.

Letter to Sophie Charlotte of Prussia

The world is a testament to God's power.

Letter to Arnauld

I have always been a disciple of truth.

Letter to Sophie Charlotte of Prussia

I am so much in favor of the method of analysis that I believe it should be applied to all subjects, even to those of morality and metaphysics.

Letter to Arnauld

This best of all possible worlds.

Theodicy

The more I study, the more I am convinced that the world is governed by a perfect reason.

Letter to Sophie Charlotte of Prussia

There are two kinds of truths: those of reasoning and those of fact.

Monadology

I have often said that I should like to see a universal language, which would be a kind of algebra of thought.

Letter to Nicolas Remond