Jan Potocki Quotes

• Words strike the air and the mind, they act on the senses and on the soul.

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  Air, Soul, Mind

  Jan Potocki (2006). “The Manuscript Found in Saragossa”, p.140, Penguin UK

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• I study theology in the works of creation and find in it new reasons for adoring the creator.

  Jan Potocki

  Study, Reason, Creation

  Jan Potocki (2006). “The Manuscript Found in Saragossa”, p.495, Penguin UK

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• It is not science which leads to unbelief but rather ignorance. The ignorant man thinks he understands something provided that he sees it every day. The natural philosopher walks amid enigmas, always striving to understand and always half-understanding. He learns to believe what he does not understand, and that is a step on the road to faith.

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  Believe, Ignorance, Men

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• Thought assists memory in enabling it to order the material it has assembled. So that in a systematically ordered memory every idea is individually followed by all conclusions it entails.

  Jan Potocki

  Memories, Order, Ideas

  Jan Potocki (2006). “The Manuscript Found in Saragossa”, p.309, Penguin UK

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