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 SPINOZAHappiness is a virtue, not its reward.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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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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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
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Nothing in Nature is random. A thing appears random only through the incompleteness of our knowledge.
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In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.
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The mind of God is all the mentality that is scattered over space and time, the diffused consciousness that animates the world.
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I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.
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Nature has no goal in view, and final causes are only human imaginings.
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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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In so far as the mind sees things in their eternal aspect, it participates in eternity.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
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The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
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If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
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Sadness diminishes a man’s powers.
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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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