Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
BARUCH SPINOZABe 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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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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All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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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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Freedom is self-determination.
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Reason connot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.
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Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
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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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He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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There can be no hope without fear, and no fear without hope.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they have no claws.
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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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