Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Mathematics German 1646 – 1716 186 quotes

Co-invented calculus, pioneer of binary and symbolic logic

Quotes by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Death is a transformation, not an end.

Letter to Arnauld

Every simple substance or created monad is a perpetual living mirror of the universe.

Monadology

The beauty of the world consists in the variety of forms and the harmony of their connections.

Theodicy

God is the source of all truth.

Monadology

Life is a dream, but a real dream.

New Essays on Human Understanding

The human soul is a spark of the divine.

Monadology

The universe is a symphony of monads.

Monadology

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.

New Essays on Human Understanding

The soul is a spiritual atom.

Monadology

The human condition is a state of perpetual striving.

New Essays on Human Understanding

Death is the gateway to a new existence.

Letter to Arnauld

The universe is a living mirror of God.

Monadology

The beauty of the world is a reflection of God's perfection.

Theodicy

The soul is a simple, indivisible substance.

Monadology

Life is a journey of discovery.

New Essays on Human Understanding

This is a world of the best possible kind, and everything in it is for the best.

Theodicy 1710

There are also two kinds of truths: those of reasoning and those of fact. Truths of reasoning are necessary and their opposite is impossible: truths of fact are contingent and their opposite is possible.

Monadology 1714

We never have any ideas except through the senses.

New Essays on Human Understanding 1704

The actual infinite is not a contradiction, but a reality.

Correspondence with Arnauld

Every substance is a complete concept.

Discourse on Metaphysics 1686