#me

All creatures are united to God alone in an immediate union. They depend essentially and directly upon Him. Being all alike equally impotent, they cannot be in reciprocal dependence upon one another. ↗

— Nicolas Malebranche

#alone #another #being #cannot #creatures

Do not fear lest you should meditate too much upon Him and speak of Him in an unworthy way, providing you are led by faith. Do not fear lest you should entertain false opinions of Him so long as they are in conformity with the notion of the infinitely perfect Being. ↗

— Nicolas Malebranche

#conformity #entertain #faith #false #fear

I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of principles, in order to stop the vivacity of his mind, and please do not forget to meditate upon the subject of our discussion. ↗

— Nicolas Malebranche

#beg #discussion #dwell #forget #his

In this connection, faith and experience teach us many truths by means of the short-cut of authority and by the proofs of very pleasant and agreeable feelings. ↗

— Nicolas Malebranche

#authority #connection #experience #faith #feelings

Our soul is not united to our body in the ordinary sense of these terms. It is immediately and directly united to God alone. ↗

— Nicolas Malebranche

#body #directly #god #immediately #ordinary

You cannot of yourself move your arm or alter your position, situation, posture, do to other men good or evil, or effect the least change in the world. ↗

— Nicolas Malebranche

#arm #cannot #change #effect #evil

It was a matter of survival for the local people, but it was the most violent scene I have ever witnessed. The people in my group, feeling helpless, were all spellbound and aghast at the same time. I became a vegetarian shortly after that. ↗

— Wendie Malick

#became #ever #feeling #group #helpless

I do feel like I've missed out a bit because I was really close with my sisters when I was at home. It must be weird for them but they cope really well. ↗

— Zayn Malik

#bit #close #cope #feel #home

I love to watch good actors who surprise and amuse me. ↗

— John Malkovich

#good #good actors #i #i love #love

I guess the majority of people who want to ban certain musicians are the ones who are so proud of everything America stands for. ↗

— Stephen Malkmus

#ban #certain #everything #guess #i