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Thus I perceive by pure thought that the essence of matter consists in extension, in that which constitutes the object of geometry, in that magnitude which is divisible, figurable, and movable.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard

But who has told you that the first principles of matter are divisible and figurable?

From Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire

Is it because matter is divisible and figurable, and thought is not?

From Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire