Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.
BARUCH SPINOZAWhen a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them.
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He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
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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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I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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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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The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
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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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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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Reason is no match for passion.
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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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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
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Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they have no claws.
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