Nicolas Malebranche Quotes
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.
Malebranche, Nicolas. Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion. Translated by Morris Ginsberg, George Allen & Unwin, 1923, p. 88.
Francis of Assisi
You’re better than Christ. Christ made twelve guesses and blew one. He couldn’t get twelve good men.
Castigation of an administration witness who claimed to have made a number of correct decisions. Hebert’s reference was to Judas, the Apostle selected by Jesus who betrayed him.
Nicolas Malebranche, Oratory of Jesus, was a French Oratorian priest and rationalist philosopher. In his works, he sought to synthesize the thought of St. Augustine and Descartes, in order to demonstrate the active role of God in every aspect of the world. Malebranche is best known for his doctrines of vision in God, occasionalism and ontologism.