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Baruch Spinoza Quote - Sadness diminishes a man’s powers.

Sadness diminishes a man’s powers.

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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
BARUCH SPINOZA

Life Matter Philosophy Situation Slice Thin
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.
BARUCH SPINOZA

Acceptance Astonish Cease Ideas True
Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.
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Arms Conquer Love Mind Noble
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
Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
BARUCH SPINOZA

Hard Time Inspirational Understand Weep
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
He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
BARUCH SPINOZA

Alone Consent Freedom Guidance Reason
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
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Happiness Inspirational One Liner Reward Virtue
Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
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Desire Philosophy Positive
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.
BARUCH SPINOZA

Distress Give Up Life Live Philosophy Real Struggle
All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
BARUCH SPINOZA

Attachment Happiness Love Object Quality Unhappy
The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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Capacity Happiness Men Silence Speak World
Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.
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Faith Obedience Philosophy Save Truth
Nothing in nature is by chance. Something appears to be chance only because of our lack of knowledge.
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Appearance Chance Knowledge Lack Nature
I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.
BARUCH SPINOZA

Disturb Establishment Philosophy Religion Teaching
Nature has no goal in view, and final causes are only human imaginings.
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Cause Goals Human Imagination Nature View

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