"Now where there are no parts, there neither extension, nor shape, nor divisibility is possible. And these monads are the true atoms of nature and, in a word, the elements of things"

In this quote, Gottfried Leibniz is talking about the idea of monads, which he thinks are the standard components of all things in nature. He argues that if something has no parts, then it can not have extension, shape, or the ability to be divided. Therefore, monads, which are indivisible and have no physical extension, should be the real building blocks of nature. He believes that these monads are the basic components of all things.