He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
BARUCH SPINOZAFreedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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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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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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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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Reason is no match for passion.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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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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The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing. Instead, surrender to what is real within you, for that alone is sure, you are above everything distressing.
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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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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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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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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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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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Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it.
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God is not He who is, but That which is.
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