Men who are ruled by reason desire nothing for themselves which they would not wish for all mankind.
BARUCH SPINOZAIn practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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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 do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.
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Sadness diminishes a man’s powers.
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What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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A free man thinks of nothing less than of death, and his wisdom is a meditation, not on death, but on life.
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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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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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We feel and experience ourselves to be eternal.
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Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many.
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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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I call him free who is led solely by reason.
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Reason connot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.
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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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The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.
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