Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it.
BARUCH SPINOZANothing in Nature is random. A thing appears random only through the incompleteness of our knowledge.
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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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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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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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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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Reason is no match for passion.
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There can be no hope without fear, and no fear without hope.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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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 endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
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I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.
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I call him free who is led solely by reason.
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Freedom is self-determination.
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In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.
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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
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Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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