God is not He who is, but That which is.
BARUCH SPINOZAGod is not He who is, but That which is.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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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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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
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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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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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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
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Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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We feel and experience ourselves to be eternal.
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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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There can be no hope without fear, and no fear without hope.
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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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Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.
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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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Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.
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In so far as the mind sees things in their eternal aspect, it participates in eternity.
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