He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
BARUCH SPINOZAI call him free who is led solely by reason.
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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Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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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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Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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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.
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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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Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
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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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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
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We feel and experience ourselves to be eternal.
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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 clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.
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Nothing in Nature is random. A thing appears random only through the incompleteness of our knowledge.
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