God is not external to anyone, but is present with all things, though they are ignorant that He is so. Plotinus More Quotes by Plotinus More Quotes From Plotinus The soul in its nature loves God and longs to be at one with Him in the noble love of a daughter for a noble father; but coming to human birth and lured by the courtships of this sphere, she takes up with another love, a mortal, leaves her father and falls. Plotinus daughterfatherfall If someone with the right conduct tries to attain to something that lies outside of it, is his goal not the right conduct. Plotinus goaltryinglying It is bad enough to be condemned to drag around this image in which nature has imprisoned me. Why should I consent to the perpetuation of the image of this image? Plotinus portraitureenoughshould Life here with the things of the earth is a sinking, a defeat, a failing of the wing. Plotinus defeatearthwings It is in virtue of unity that beings are beings. Plotinus unityvirtue
