In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.
BARUCH SPINOZAAll things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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Men who are ruled by reason desire nothing for themselves which they would not wish for all mankind.
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In so far as the mind sees things in their eternal aspect, it participates in eternity.
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I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.
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Nothing in nature is by chance. Something appears to be chance only because of our lack of knowledge.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
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Nature offers nothing that can be called this man’s rather than another’s; but under nature everything belongs to all.
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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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I call him free who is led solely by reason.
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Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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God is not He who is, but That which is.
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If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
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Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they have no claws.
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Sadness diminishes a man’s powers.
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