Nature has no goal in view, and final causes are only human imaginings.
BARUCH SPINOZADesire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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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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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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When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
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I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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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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The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
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What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
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Reason is no match for passion.
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Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it.
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Reason connot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.
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Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
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Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
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