Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.
BARUCH SPINOZAWhat everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
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Reason is no match for passion.
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The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
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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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Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it.
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Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
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We feel and experience ourselves to be eternal.
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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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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.
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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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He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
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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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