Baruch Spinoza on attachment
Baruch Spinoza51 quotes“All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.”
More from Baruch Spinoza
What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing. Instead, surrender to what is real within you, for that alone is sure, you are above everything distressing.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza 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.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza 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.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, well-ordered or confused.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza Sadness diminishes a man’s powers.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza Freedom is self-determination.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza
Original quotes
From our community writers
Find someone who can hear you even when you’re silent.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery Hidden in the ashes, of a fallen building lays a child’s family photo, with whom he could never unite in life.
Heba NazarHeba Nazar To love something, someone. You don’t need to own them.
Sonika MSonika M When you miss someone, you realize their worth and your faith.
Aradhna S BirenAradhna S Biren The bed was the canvas, we were the art.
Jonny OxJonny Ox Every little part of your soul was made to shine.
Ashley PrzywolskiAshley Przywolski When in truth, it is the transparency that kills you. The pain of seeing through to something you can never quite touch.
Lang LeavLang Leav
Meet the writers
More on attachment
Attachment gives birth to expectations.
Anand ThakurAnand Thakur Love is unlimited & unconditional, but when you limit it to just one person, it becomes attachment & possession.
Lily DiazLily Diaz Having a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing seems to me to be one of the most basic principles that you can adopt to contribute to individual and world peace.
Wayne DyerWayne Dyer Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
Andre GideAndre Gide Life is a series of desires and attachments.
Terry HarrisTerry Harris Attachment nourishes our Ego.
Rohit DeoraRohit Deora Minimalism is clearing your mind of attachments and focusing on what matters most.
Thomas DavisThomas Davis People’s hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them.
Imam AliImam Ali