# Malebranche  ## Metadata - Author: [[Nicolas Malebranche]] - Full Title: Malebranche - Category: #books ## Highlights - Only because God loves Himself do we love anything, and if God did not love Himself, or if He did not continuously impress upon man's soul a love like His own, i.e., the impulse of love that we feel toward the good in general, we would love nothing, we would will nothing, and as a result, we would be without a will, since the will is only the impression of nature that leads us toward the good in general, as we have already said a number of times. (Page 337) - The most beautiful, the most pleasant, and the most necessary of all our knowledge is, undoubtedly, the knowledge of ourselves. Of all the human sciences, the science of man is the most worthy. - Note: Found in Preface, xxxix - The real way, they said, of fully instructing yourself in any matter is to propose your opinions on the matter to competent people. - Note: Preface xlii