“With the senses man measures perceptible things, with the intellect he measures intelligible things, and he attains unto supra-intelligible things transcendently.” MenIntellectSenses Author:Nicholas of Cusa
“For all the [body's] members seek nothing except inseparable union with the intellect, as with their beginning, ultimate good, and everlasting life.” BodyMembersUltimateUnionsIntellectEverlastingInseparableEverlasting Life Author:Nicholas of Cusa
“The intellect alone has an eye for viewing an essence, which it cannot see except in the true Cause, which is the Fount of all desire. Moreover, since all things seek to exist, then in all things there is desire from the Fount-of-desire, wherein being and desire coincide in the Same.” EyeDesireCausesAll ThingsEssenceIntellect Author:Nicholas of Cusa
“Paul indeed wanted to reveal the unknown God to the philosophers and then affirms of Him, that no human intellect can conceive Him. Therefore, God is revealed therein, that one knows that every intellect is too small to make itself a figuration or concept of Him. However, he names him God, or in Greek, theos.” KnowsHumansWantedNamesConceptsPhilosopherIntellectGreek Author:Nicholas of Cusa
“The rational is apprehended through the intellect, however, the intellect is not found in the region of the rational; the intellect is as the eye and the rational as the colors.” EyeFoundColorIntellectRationalRegions Author:Nicholas of Cusa
“You are therefore able to run on this path, on which God is found above all vision, hearing, taste, touch, smell, speech, sense, rationality, and intellect. It is found as none of these, but rather above everything as God of gods and King of all kings. Indeed, the King of the world of the intellect is the King of kings and Lord of lords in the universe.” WorldRunningAbleUniverseFoundVisionLordPathKingsTasteSpeechHearingIntellectSmellRationality Author:Nicholas of Cusa
