I also take it as granted that every created thing, and consequently the created monad also, is subject to change, and indeed that this change is continual in each one.

Take what you need, do what you should, you will get what you want.

Everything that is possible demands to exist.

Every present state of a simple substance is the natural consequence of its preceding state, in such a way that its present is big with its future.

Every mind has a horizon in respect to its present intellectual capacity but not in respect to its future intellectual capacity.

To love is to be delighted by the happiness of someone, or to experience pleasure upon the happiness of another. I define this as true love.

The greatness of a life can only be estimated by the multitude of its actions. We should not count the years, it is our actions which constitute our life.

Music is a hidden arithmetic exercise of the soul, which does not know that it is counting.

Imaginary numbers are a fine and wonderful refuge of the divine spirit almost an amphibian between being and non-being.

We may say, that not only the soul (the mirror of an indestructible universe) is indestructible, but also the animal itself is, although its mechanism is frequently destroyed in parts.

The present is saturated with the past and pregnant with the future.

It’s not enough to hear or think about the truth, we must experience it for ourselves if we are to truly know it.

Greed is supported by an endless cast of what-ifs. Greedy people can never have enough to satisfy the need they feel in light of every conceivable eventuality.

Without labor nothing prospers.

I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work.

The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak.

Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway.

High creativity is responding to situations without critical thought.

I say I’m an atheist but I wouldn’t mind being visited by a ghost.

I wish to die painting.

I learned from the git-go in the joint to get in touch with the soft, nurturing side of myself, the feminine side.