He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
BARUCH SPINOZAA free man thinks of nothing less than of death, and his wisdom is a meditation, not on death, but on life.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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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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Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.
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Sadness diminishes a man’s powers.
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Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
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When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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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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Nature offers nothing that can be called this man’s rather than another’s; but under nature everything belongs to all.
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If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
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Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they have no claws.
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Pride is pleasure arising from a man’s thinking too highly of himself.
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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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The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.
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Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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Reason is no match for passion.
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