Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
BARUCH SPINOZAThe endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
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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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There can be no hope without fear, and no fear without hope.
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The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.
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Nature offers nothing that can be called this man’s rather than another’s; but under nature everything belongs to all.
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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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Reason is no match for passion.
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Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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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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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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