Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
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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When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
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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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Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.
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Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.
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What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.
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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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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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Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they have no claws.
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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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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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Men who are ruled by reason desire nothing for themselves which they would not wish for all mankind.
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