Nicolas Malebranche Quotes
One should assiduously pursue perfection without ever claiming to attain it.
Citations
Malebranche, Nicolas. Treatise on Ethics. Translated by Craig Walton, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993.
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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.