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I mistrust the satisfaction which makes a display of the possessio

I mistrust the satisfaction which makes a display of the possession of Infinity; that is called fatuity in philosophic terms. – Edgar Quinet

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The law of humanity ought to be composed of the past, the present, and the future, that we bear within us whoever possesses but one of these terms, has but a fragment of the law of the moral world. – Edgar Quinet

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This moment exhibits infinite space, but there is a space also wherein all moments are infinitely exhibited, and the everlasting duration of infinite space is another region and room of joys. – Thomas Traherne

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If any philosopher had been asked for a definition of infinity, he might have produced some unintelligible rigmarole, but he would certainly not have been able to give a definition that had any meaning at all. – Bertrand Russell

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Infinities and indivisibles transcend our finite understanding, the former on account of their magnitude, the latter because of their smallness; Imagine what they are when combined. – Galileo Galilei

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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

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