Desire is the very essence of man.

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

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Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

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

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

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

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward

Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

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

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

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,...

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that...

The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that...

True virtue is life under the direction of reason.

True virtue is life under the direction of reason.

Desire is the essence of a man.

Desire is the essence of a man.

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...