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Baruch Spinoza quotes

Dutch Philosopher November 24, 1632 – February 21, 1677

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...the ultimate aim of government is not to rule, or restrain by fear, nor to exact obedience, but to free every man from fear that he may live in all possible security... In fact the true aim of government is liberty. Baruch Spinoza
Those who know the true use of money, and regulate the measure of wealth according to their needs, live contented with few things. Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza quote: "I call him free who is led solely by reason."
I call him free who is led solely by reason. Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza quote: "If you want the present to be different from the past, study..."
If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past. Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza quote: "Ambition is the immoderate desire for power."
Ambition is the immoderate desire for power. Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza quote: "Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are..."
Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious. Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza quote: "Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of..."
Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself. Baruch Spinoza
It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud and imagine himself pleasing to all when he is in reality a universal nuisance. Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza quote: "I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at..."
I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them. Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza quote: "We feel and know that we are eternal."
We feel and know that we are eternal. Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza quote: "Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,..."
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words. Baruch Spinoza
Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many. Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza quote: "The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be..."
The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak. Baruch Spinoza
These are the prejudices which I undertook to notice here. If any others of a similar character remain, they can easily be rectified with a little thought by anyone. Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza quote: "I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a..."
I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion. Baruch Spinoza

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