Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone.

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

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

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

Sin cannot be conceived in a natural state, but only in a civil state, where...

Sin cannot be conceived in a natural state, but only in a civil state, where...

I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion

I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion

Hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other hand be destroyed by...

Hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other hand be destroyed by...

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we...

All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we...

The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.

The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.

God is the indwelling and not the transient cause of all things

God is the indwelling and not the transient cause of all things

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind,...

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind,...

Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.

Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.

I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor...

I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor...

Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.

Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.

Desire is the very essence of man

Desire is the very essence of man

Desire is the very essence of man.

Desire is the very essence of man.

Desire is the essence of a man.

Desire is the essence of a man.

Self-complacency is pleasure accompanied by the idea of oneself as cause.

Self-complacency is pleasure accompanied by the idea of oneself as cause.

Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.

Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.

For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from,...

For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from,...

When a benevolent mind contemplates the republic of Lycurgus, its admiration is mixed with a...

When a benevolent mind contemplates the republic of Lycurgus, its admiration is mixed with a...

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that...

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that...