And as every present state of a simple substance is naturally a consequence of its preceding state, so its present is pregnant with its future. (Gottfried Leibniz)

And as every present state of a simple substance is naturally a consequence of its preceding state, so its present is pregnant with its future.

Gottfried Leibniz

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