The knowledge which we have of God and of ourselves shows us that He is the greatest and the best of beings; and from this it follows that He must have chosen the best possible plan in producing the universe.
Calculus, optimism
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"The more perfect a substance is, the more it mirrors the universe."
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Humorous"The ultimate reason of things must lie in a necessary substance, in which the detail of changes exists only eminently, as in its source; and this is what we call God."
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