I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them.
BARUCH SPINOZAAll happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
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God is not He who is, but That which is.
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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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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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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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Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they have no claws.
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Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.
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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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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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Sadness diminishes a man’s powers.
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The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
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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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What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
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