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.
BARUCH SPINOZAMen who are ruled by reason desire nothing for themselves which they would not wish for all mankind.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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Nothing in Nature is random. A thing appears random only through the incompleteness of our knowledge.
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If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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I call him free who is led solely by reason.
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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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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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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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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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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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Nature has no goal in view, and final causes are only human imaginings.
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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
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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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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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Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.
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