God is not He who is, but That which is.
BARUCH SPINOZAI would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, well-ordered or confused.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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The mind of God is all the mentality that is scattered over space and time, the diffused consciousness that animates the world.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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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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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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The most tyrannical of governments are those which make crimes of opinions, for everyone has an inalienable right to his thoughts.
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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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Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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In so far as the mind sees things in their eternal aspect, it participates in eternity.
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Reason is no match for passion.
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Freedom is self-determination.
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We feel and experience ourselves to be eternal.
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What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
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Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
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I call him free who is led solely by reason.
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