There can be no hope without fear, and no fear without hope.
BARUCH SPINOZAAll things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
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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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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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God is not He who is, but That which is.
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I call him free who is led solely by reason.
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What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
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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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The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
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Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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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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Nothing in nature is by chance. Something appears to be chance only because of our lack of knowledge.
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Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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Sadness diminishes a man’s powers.
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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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