Full Idea
There is no reality in anything except the reality of unities.
Gist of Idea
Only unities have any reality
Source
Gottfried Leibniz (Letters to Burcher De Volder [1706], 1704.06.30), quoted by Daniel Garber - Leibniz:Body,Substance,Monad 9
Book Reference
Garber,Daniel: 'Leibniz: Body, Substance, Monad' [OUP 2009], p.363
A Reaction
This seems to leave indeterminate stuff like air and water with no reality, as nicely discussed by Henry Laycock. Do we just force unities on the world because that is the only way our minds can cope with it?