"A created thing is said to act outwardly in so far as it has perfection, and to be acted upon by another in so far as it is imperfect. Thus action is attributed to the monad in so far as it has distin…"

"To be is to be one."

"The passing condition which involves and represents a multiplicity in the unity, or in the simple substance, is nothing else than what is called perception. This should be carefully distinguished from…"

"The monads are the true atoms of nature, and, in a word, the elements of things."

"The nature of the monad is representative; consequently, nothing can limit it to represent only a part of things."