If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil.

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

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Desire is the essence of a man.

Desire is the essence of a man.

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

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...

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.

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,...

None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the...

None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the...

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a...

Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a...

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

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

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more...

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more...

Fame has also this great drawback, that if we pursue it, we must direct our...

Fame has also this great drawback, that if we pursue it, we must direct our...

If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.

If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.

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

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

We feel and know that we are eternal.

We feel and know that we are eternal.

Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a...

Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a...

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.

Desire is the very essence of man.

Desire is the very essence of man.