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

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

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...

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,...

As nature preserves a fixed and immutable order; it must clearly follow that miracles are...

As nature preserves a fixed and immutable order; it must clearly follow that miracles are...

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...

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward

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...

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no...

If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no...

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

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

Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and...

Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and...

Music is good to the melancholy, bad to those who mourn, and neither good nor...

Music is good to the melancholy, bad to those who mourn, and neither good nor...

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

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

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

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

Desire is the very essence of man

Desire is the very essence of man

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...

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...

Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not...

Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not...

Hatred and dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.

Hatred and dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...