All noble things are as difficult as they are rare.

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

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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...

Desire is the very essence of man

Desire is the very essence of man

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...

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...

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,...

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...

True virtue is life under the direction of reason.

True virtue is life under the direction of reason.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

Desire is the essence of a man.

Desire is the essence of a man.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.

I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity,...

I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity,...

We feel and know that we are eternal

We feel and know that we are eternal

Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.

We feel and know that we are eternal.

We feel and know that we are eternal.

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...

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.

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,...

Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate...

Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate...