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Baruch Spinoza Quote - Men who are ruled by reason desire nothing for themselves which they would not wish for all mankind.

Men who are ruled by reason desire nothing for themselves which they would not wish for all mankind.

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The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
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Endeavor Understand Virtue
Reason connot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.
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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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Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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Foundation Preservation Primary Virtue
Men who are ruled by reason desire nothing for themselves which they would not wish for all mankind.
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Desire Mankind Men Reason Rule
When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
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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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Freedom is self-determination.
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Determination Freedom One Liner
Pride is pleasure arising from a man’s thinking too highly of himself.
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Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.
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Arms Conquer Love Mind Noble
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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A free man thinks of nothing less than of death, and his wisdom is a meditation, not on death, but on life.
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What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.
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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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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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I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, well-ordered or confused.
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