Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice.
BARUCH SPINOZADesire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
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Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they have no claws.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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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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Nothing in nature is by chance. Something appears to be chance only because of our lack of knowledge.
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Nothing in Nature is random. A thing appears random only through the incompleteness of our knowledge.
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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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If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
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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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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 world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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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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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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There can be no hope without fear, and no fear without hope.
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