I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.
BARUCH SPINOZANo matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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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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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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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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God is not He who is, but That which is.
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Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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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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Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they have no claws.
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The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
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There can be no hope without fear, and no fear without hope.
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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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Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
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He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
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