In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.
BARUCH SPINOZAWhat everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.
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Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
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Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it.
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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
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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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Reason connot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.
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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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Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.
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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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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
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The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
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