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Emanuel Swedenborg on Intelligence

Emanuel Swedenborg

Emanuel Swedenborg

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Heavenly intelligence is a deeper intelligence arising from a love of what is true⁠—not for the sake of any praise in the world or any praise in heaven, but simply for the sake of the truth itself, because it is profoundly moving and delightful.

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Heaven and Hell, page §347, New York: Swedenborg Foundation, 1994

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