Men are mistaken in thinking themselves free; their opinion is made up of consciousness of their own actions, and ignorance of the causes by which they are determined.
BARUCH SPINOZAI would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, well-ordered or confused.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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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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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.
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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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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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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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Reason is no match for passion.
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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.
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He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
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Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
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What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
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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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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
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When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
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Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice.
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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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Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
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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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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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Freedom is self-determination.
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If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
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I call him free who is led solely by reason.
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