In so far as the mind sees things in their eternal aspect, it participates in eternity.
BARUCH SPINOZAPeace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice.
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He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
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Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.
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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 absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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God is not He who is, but That which is.
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The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
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What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
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Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
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I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.
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Freedom is self-determination.
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Reason is no match for passion.
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If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
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Reason connot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.
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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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