I call him free who is led solely by reason.
BARUCH SPINOZAI do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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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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There can be no hope without fear, and no fear without hope.
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Reason connot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.
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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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God is not He who is, but That which is.
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When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
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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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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.
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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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Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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Men are mistaken in thinking themselves free; their opinion is made up of consciousness of their own actions, and ignorance of the causes by which they are determined.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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