In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.
BARUCH SPINOZAWhat Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.
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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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The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.
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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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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
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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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Reason is no match for passion.
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Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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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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Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.
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Freedom is self-determination.
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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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Reason connot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.
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Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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