In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.
BARUCH SPINOZAThe 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.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
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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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Pride is pleasure arising from a man’s thinking too highly of himself.
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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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Freedom is self-determination.
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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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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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Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it.
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Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.
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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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What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
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Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.
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Sadness diminishes a man’s powers.
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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
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