In actions, in character, in the pursuits of the intellect; and there is the beauty of the virtues.
PLOTINUSAs in certain combinations so words and in all kinds of music; for melodies and cadences are beautiful; and minds that lift themselves above the realm of sense to a higher order are aware of beauty in the conduct of life.
More Plotinus Quotes
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The vision is such that seeing and seen are one; object and act of vision have become identical.
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Each one of us is part of the soul of the universe
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A dogma recognized throughout antiquity… (that) the soul expiates its sins in the darkness of the infernal regions and… afterwards… passes into new bodies, there to undergo new trials.
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It is in virtue of unity that beings are beings.
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It is precisely because there is nothing within the One that all things are from it.
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The stars are like letters that inscribe themselves at every moment in the sky.
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One word was uttered and from every side an ear attended and received and there was an effective hearing.
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All things are filled full of signs, and it is a wise man who can learn about one thing from another.
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Life here with the things of the earth is a sinking, a defeat, a failing of the wing.
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When we look outside of that on which we depend we ignore our unity; looking outward we see many faces; look inward and all is one head.
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Mankind is poised midway between the gods and the beasts.
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Knowing demands the organ fitted to the object.
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We must close our eyes and invoke a new manner of seeing…a wakefulness that is the birthright of us all, though few put it to use.
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You can only apprehend the Infinite by a faculty that is superior to reason.
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Fear must be entirely banished. The purified soul will fear nothing.
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