When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
BARUCH SPINOZABe 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.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.
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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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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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I call him free who is led solely by reason.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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Sadness diminishes a man’s powers.
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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 happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
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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 practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.
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