Gottfried Leibniz

Mathematician and Philosopher German 1646 – 1716

Co-developed calculus independently from Newton.

392 quotes

"The mind's infinity mirrors the universe's infinity."
Imagination
"Work is the prayer of the body; meditation is the prayer of the mind."
Work
"Time reveals what circumstance conceals."
Time
"Beauty and truth are inseparable in nature's design."
Beauty
"Dreams are the soul's way of speaking to itself."
Dreams
"Fear is the absence of understanding."
Fear
"The greatest gift is the opportunity to become better."
"Inspiration strikes those who are prepared to receive it."
Inspiration
"Justice is the harmony of the soul."
Justice
"Perseverance in error is more destructive than failure."
Perseverance
"Gratitude opens the heart to receive more blessings."
Gratitude
"Change is the dance of existence."
Change
"Adventure is the soul's way of knowing itself."
Adventure
"Technology is the externalization of human thought."
Technology
"Leadership is service in the highest form."
Leadership
"Every moment contains eternity."
Philosophy
"The present is big with the future."
Time
"Nature never makes jumps."
Nature
"There is nothing in the intellect that was not first in the senses, except the intellect itself."
Knowledge
"Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting."
Music
"We are all somewhat arbitrary in our judgments, but reason should guide us."
Wisdom
"The greatest perfection of man is to act according to reason."
Philosophy
"To love is to find pleasure in the happiness of others."
Love
"There is no effect without a cause; nothing happens without a reason."
Truth
"Confusion is the result of not understanding our own principles clearly."
Education
"The wonders of nature are hidden in the smallest things."
Nature
"Pleasure consists in the perception of harmony and beauty."
Beauty
"God is the ultimate reason of things, and the knowledge of God should be the end of our philosophy."
Faith
"Each monad mirrors the entire universe from its own perspective."
Philosophy
"The human spirit delights in discovering patterns and order."
Creativity