In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.
BARUCH SPINOZAFreedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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Freedom is self-determination.
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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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In so far as the mind sees things in their eternal aspect, it participates in eternity.
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Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
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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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The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
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Nothing in nature is by chance. Something appears to be chance only because of our lack of knowledge.
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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
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What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
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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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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
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All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
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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.
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