And Thereby Make Ourselves, As It Were,

The Principal Effect Of The Passions Is That They Incite And Persuade The Mind To Will The Events For Which They Prepared The Body.

It Is Contrary To Reasoning To Say That There Is A Vacuum Or Space In Which There Is Absolutely Nothing.

For To Be Possessed Of A Vigorous Mind Is Not Enough; The Prime Requisite Is Rightly To Apply It.

Even If I Were To Suppose That I Was Dreaming And Whatever I Saw Or Imagined Was False, Yet I Could Not Deny That Ideas Were Truly In My Mind.

Omnia Apud Me Mathematica Fiunt.