Proclus Quotes
Proclus Lycius was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher and the last great head of the Platonic Academy at Athens. He systematized the Neoplatonic tradition inherited from Plotinus and Iamblichus, producing detailed commentaries on Plato's dialogues and a metaphysical treatise, the Elements of Theology, that proceeds in the manner of geometric proof. The quotes below are attributed to Proclus, organized by topic.
Proclus on God
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Attributed to Proclus:
“Every multiplicity in some way participates of the One.”
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Attributed to Proclus:
“All that exists proceeds from a single first cause.”
Proclus on Knowledge
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Attributed to Proclus:
“Mathematics prepares the soul for the contemplation of being.”
Proclus on Mind
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Attributed to Proclus:
“The soul is the mean between the divisible and the indivisible, the eternal and that which is in time.”
Proclus on Nature
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Attributed to Proclus:
“All that proceeds from any cause reverts in respect of its being upon that from which it proceeds.”
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Attributed to Proclus:
“Wherever there is procession there is also reversion.”