God transforms, so to speak, this air into words, into various sounds. He makes you understand these various sounds through the modifications by which you are affected. (Nicolas Malebranche)

God transforms, so to speak, this air into words, into various sounds. He makes you understand these various sounds through the modifications by which you are affected.

Nicolas Malebranche

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