Men are mistaken in thinking themselves free; their opinion is made up of consciousness of their own actions, and ignorance of the causes by which they are determined.
BARUCH SPINOZAA free man thinks of nothing less than of death, and his wisdom is a meditation, not on death, but on life.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
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The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.
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The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
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I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them.
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Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.
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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
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Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice.
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Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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Reason is no match for passion.
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Reason connot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.
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If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
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In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.
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Sadness diminishes a man’s powers.
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Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
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