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• Although my knowledge grows more and more, nevertheless I do not for that reason believe that it can ever be actually infinite, since it can never reach a point so high that it will be unable to attain any greater increase.

  Rene Descartes

  Believe, Ontology, Logic

  Rene Descartes, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane, G. R. T. Ross (2003). “Discourse on Method and Meditations”, p.89, Courier Corporation

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• We call infinite that thing whose limits we have not perceived, and so by that word we do not signify what we understand about a thing, but rather what we do not understand.

  Rene Descartes

  Ontology, Limits, Logic

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• The sources of our knowledge of the kabalistic doctrines are the books of Yetzirah and Zohar, the former drawn up in the second century, and the latter a little later; but they contain materials much older than themselves...In them, as in the teachings of Zoroaster, everything that exists emanates from a source of infinite Light.

  Albert Pike

  Book, Teaching, Light

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• Every film is its own experience, its own planet, its own family. It seems infinite when you're working on it, and then it's suddenly very finite, and it's done.

  Diane Lane

  Done, Film, Planets

  Interview with John Scott Lewinski, www.askmen.com.

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• Excepting the infinite spirit, everything else is changing. There is the whirl of change.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Change, Spirit

  Swami Vivekananda (1966). “Complete Works”

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• Happiness is only gained when your mind is in extended states of attention, when your mind is merging with the infinite.

  Frederick Lenz

  Happiness, Buddhism, Mind

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• The first rule of economics is that there is an infinite number of desires chasing a finite number of goods, services and resources. The first rule of politics is to ignore the first rule of economics.

  Thomas Sowell

  Finite Number, Numbers, Desire

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• If you have a rigidly controlled economy, cut off from the rest of the world by infinite protection, nobody has any incentive to increase productivity and to bring new ideas.

  Manmohan Singh

  Cutting, Ideas, World

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• There are infinite shades of grey. Writing often appears so black and white.

  Rebecca Solnit

  Writing, Black And White, Shade

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• How can you possibly overcome your fears, doubts, worries and other problems? You can't. You simply don't have the capacity. Fortunately, the infinite can do all of these things for you. How? Because it is lacking in nothing.

  Frederick Lenz

  Inspirational, Buddhism, Worry

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• All I have to teach you are feelings, the words don't matter much. But as you listen, feel the stillness of my mind, not my mind but of mind...infinite mind.

  Frederick Lenz

  Inspirational, Buddhism, Feelings

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• We applaud the people who are film stars, who get elected to an office, who are very athletic, the small group who play with power in a very limited way. But we're completely oblivious to what can be done to the infinite realities that exist in front of us. We deny them.

  Frederick Lenz

  Inspirational, Stars, Buddhism

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• Meditation is coming back to your original self, if we can use self without a sense of self. It's perfect, clear light, radiant, infinite mind of the universe, as it is, without identifying with qualities

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Light, Self

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• In the Far East, a peasant has no problem that someone can be born from another universe into a human body, walk up to their hut one day and ask for something to eat and transport them into infinite galaxies of awareness.

  Frederick Lenz

  One Day, East, Body

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• When we think of the height of God's infinity we should not despair of His compassion reaching us from such a height; and when we recall the infinite depth of our fall through sin we should not refuse to believe that the virtue which has been killed in us will rise again. For God can accomplish both these things: He can come down and illumine our intellect with spiritual knowledge, and He can raise up the virtue within us and exalt it with Himself through works of righteousness.

  Maximus the Confessor

  Christian, Spiritual, Believe

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• It is the infinite alone that cannot be attained, for if it could it would become finite.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Finite, Ifs

  Leonardo da Vinci (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Leonardo da Vinci (Illustrated)”, p.959, Delphi Classics

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• The Heart and core of everything here is good, that whatever may be the surface waves, deep down and underlying everything, there is an infinite basis of Goodness and Love.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Heart, Down And, And Love

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Swami Vivekananda on Himself”, p.107, Advaita Ashrama

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• This universe is the wreckage of the infinite on the shores of the finite.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Wreckage, Shore, Universe

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• You are loved. You are dear to your heavenly parents. The infinite and eternal Creator of light and life knows you! He is mindful of you. Yes, God loves you this very day and alwaysHe knows everything about you. He sees you clearly—He knows you as you really are. And He loves you—today and always!He loves you not only for who you are this very day but also for the person of glory and light you have the potential and the desire to become

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Love You, Light, Parent

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• Would you reach the infinite? Then enter into finite things, working out all that they contain.

  George Herbert Palmer

  Work Out, Things Work Out, Finite

  George Herbert Palmer (2006). “The Nature of Goodness”, p.137, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Babelgum has no ties to individual content owners and distributors, and as a result our editorial strategy is primarily 'user-centric.' That strategy ensures the platform satisfies the needs of a potentially infinite number of niche audiences around the world.

  Silvio Scaglia

  Numbers, Ties, Needs

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• Our brains are not capable of comprehending the infinite so, instead, we ignore it and eat cheese on toast.

  Jonathan Cainer

  Understanding, Brain, Cheese

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• While many people are trying to be in tune with infinite, what they really are is in tune with the indefinite.

  Eric Butterworth

  People, Trying, Tunes

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• The infinite intelligence of my subconscious mind reveals to me my true place in life.

  Joseph Murphy

  Infinite Intelligence, Mind, Subconscious

  Joseph Murphy (2009). “Putting the Power of Your Subconscious Mind to Work: Reach New Levels of Career Success Using the Power of Your Subconscious Mind”, p.181, Penguin

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• You have infinite value and worth! You already know you have strengths and inner resources. But you have even more strengths and resources that you are not yet fully aware of, and they will enhance your life as you become more aware of them. There are many more strengths and inner resources that you can gain and build up from now on.

  Zelig Pliskin

  Gains, Anticipation, Resources

  Zelig Pliskin (2006). “Building your self-image: and the self-image of others”

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