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Baruch Spinoza Quote - 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.

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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Reason connot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.
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When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
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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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I call him free who is led solely by reason.
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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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Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.
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Nothing in nature is by chance. Something appears to be chance only because of our lack of knowledge.
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Nature has no goal in view, and final causes are only human imaginings.
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