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Date: 1653

"[T]here is an indelible Idea of a Being absolutely perfect in the Mind of Man."

— More, Henry (1614-1687)

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Date: 1653

The idea of an absolutely perfect being "is as distinct and indelible an Idea in the Soul, as the Idea of the five Regular Bodyes, or any other Idea whatsoever"

— More, Henry (1614-1687)

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Date: 1653

The mind of man is not "a Table book in which nothing is writ."

— More, Henry (1614-1687)

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Date: 1653

There are not "Ideas flaring and shining to the Animadversive faculty like so many Torches or Starres in the Firmament to our outward sight [...] and Red Letters or Astronomical Characters in an Almanack."

— More, Henry (1614-1687)

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The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.