Author: Baruch Spinoza

Quotes

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

- Baruch Spinoza

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

- Baruch Spinoza

Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be, or be conceived.

Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be, or be conceived.

- Baruch Spinoza

Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd.

Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd.

- Baruch Spinoza

The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.

The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.

- Baruch Spinoza

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

- Baruch Spinoza

True virtue is life under the direction of reason.

True virtue is life under the direction of reason.

- Baruch Spinoza

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.

- Baruch Spinoza

Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious.

Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious.

- Baruch Spinoza

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