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Baruch Spinoza Quotes

Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they have no claws Picture Quote #1

If facts conflict with a theory, either the theory must be changed or the facts Picture Quote #1

If a man had begun to hate an object of his love, so that love is thoroughly destroyed, he will, causes being equal, regard it with more hatred than if he had never loved it, and his hatred will be in proportion to the strength of his former love Picture Quote #1

He who regulates everything by laws, is more likely to arouse vices than reform them Picture Quote #1

Measure, time and number are nothing but modes of thought or rather of imagination Picture Quote #1

All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love Picture Quote #1

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For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice Picture Quote #1

I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, well ordered or confused Picture Quote #1

Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate in a particular manner by the necessity of the divine nature Picture Quote #1

Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of it's own nature, and is determined in it's actions by itself alone Picture Quote #1

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice Picture Quote #1

Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious Picture Quote #1

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To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole Picture Quote #1

Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd Picture Quote #1

I saw that all things I feared, and which feared me, had nothing good or bad in them save insofar as the mind was affected by them Picture Quote #1

I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them Picture Quote #1

One and the same thing can at the same time be good, bad, and indifferent, e. g., music is good to the melancholy, bad to those who mourn, and neither good nor bad to the deaf Picture Quote #1

The highest endeavor of the mind, and the highest virtue, is to understand things by intuition Picture Quote #1

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For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from the force of character Picture Quote #1

To bring aid to everyone in need far surpasses the powers and advantage of a private person... So the case of the poor falls upon society as a whole Picture Quote #1

I have taken great care not to deride, bewail, or execrate human actions, but to understand them Picture Quote #1

Hatred which is entirely conquered by love passes into love, and love on that account is greater than if it had not been preceded by hatred Picture Quote #1

In refusing benefits caution must be used lest we seem to despise or to refuse them for fear of having to repay them in kind Picture Quote #1

Schisms do not originate in a love of truth, which is a source of courtesy and gentleness, but rather in an inordinate desire for supremacy Picture Quote #1

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He who would distinguish the true from the false must have an adequate idea of what is true and false Picture Quote #1

Love is pleasure accompanied by the idea of an external cause, and hatred pain accompanied by the idea of an external cause Picture Quote #1

We must take care not to admit as true anything, which is only probable. For when one falsity has been let in, infinite others follow Picture Quote #1

True piety for the universe but no time for religions made for man’s convenience Picture Quote #1

The real disturbers of the peace are those who, in a free state, seek to curtail the liberty of judgment which they are unable to tyrannize over Picture Quote #1

The proper study of a wise man is not how to die but how to live Picture Quote #1

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Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they have no claws (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) If facts conflict with a theory, either the theory must be changed or the facts (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) If a man had begun to hate an object of his love, so that love is thoroughly destroyed, he will, causes being equal, regard it with more hatred than if he had never loved it, and his hatred will be in proportion to the strength of his former love (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) He who regulates everything by laws, is more likely to arouse vices than reform them (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) Measure, time and number are nothing but modes of thought or rather of imagination (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, well ordered or confused (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate in a particular manner by the necessity of the divine nature (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of it's own nature, and is determined in it's actions by itself alone (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) I saw that all things I feared, and which feared me, had nothing good or bad in them save insofar as the mind was affected by them (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) One and the same thing can at the same time be good, bad, and indifferent, e. g., music is good to the melancholy, bad to those who mourn, and neither good nor bad to the deaf (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) The highest endeavor of the mind, and the highest virtue, is to understand things by intuition (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from the force of character (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) To bring aid to everyone in need far surpasses the powers and advantage of a private person... So the case of the poor falls upon society as a whole (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) I have taken great care not to deride, bewail, or execrate human actions, but to understand them (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) Hatred which is entirely conquered by love passes into love, and love on that account is greater than if it had not been preceded by hatred (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) In refusing benefits caution must be used lest we seem to despise or to refuse them for fear of having to repay them in kind (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) Schisms do not originate in a love of truth, which is a source of courtesy and gentleness, but rather in an inordinate desire for supremacy (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) He who would distinguish the true from the false must have an adequate idea of what is true and false (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) Love is pleasure accompanied by the idea of an external cause, and hatred pain accompanied by the idea of an external cause (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) We must take care not to admit as true anything, which is only probable. For when one falsity has been let in, infinite others follow (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) True piety for the universe but no time for religions made for man’s convenience (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) The real disturbers of the peace are those who, in a free state, seek to curtail the liberty of judgment which they are unable to tyrannize over (Baruch Spinoza Quotes) The proper study of a wise man is not how to die but how to live (Baruch Spinoza Quotes)

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