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Baruch Spinoza Quote - Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.

Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.

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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.
BARUCH SPINOZA

Crime Government Opinion Thought
In so far as the mind sees things in their eternal aspect, it participates in eternity.
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Aspect Eternal Eternity Mind Participate See
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
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Desire Difficult Men Moderation Tongue Words
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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Acceptance Astonish Cease Ideas True
I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them.
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Action Effort Hate Human Strive Understand Weep
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
BARUCH SPINOZA

Activity Attain Education Freedom Human Leaening Understand
Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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Foundation Preservation Primary Virtue
Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
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Desire Philosophy Positive
Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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Absolute Art Freedom Liberty Necessary Progress Science
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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Compell Follow Life Practical Science Truth
Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they have no claws.
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Bless Goodness Human Nature Thinking Weak
Reason connot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.
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Defeat Emotion Overcome Reason Strong
What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.
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Bitching Character Human Nature Judgment
I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.
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Disturb Establishment Philosophy Religion Teaching
The mind of God is all the mentality that is scattered over space and time, the diffused consciousness that animates the world.
BARUCH SPINOZA

Animation Conscious God Mentality Mind Space Time World
He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
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Alone Consent Freedom Guidance Reason

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