Desire is the very essence of man.

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...

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...

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...

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...

There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.

There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.

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,...

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

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

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

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

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...

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts

Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts

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...

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

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

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...

I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn...

I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn...

Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.

Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.

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,...

War makes thieves and peace hangs them.

War makes thieves and peace hangs them.

There is no limit to the ingenuity of man if it is properly and vigorously...

There is no limit to the ingenuity of man if it is properly and vigorously...

If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.

If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.

I can recall no parallel in history where a great nation recently at war has...

I can recall no parallel in history where a great nation recently at war has...