Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

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

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

Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

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...

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...

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...

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward

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...

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.

Desire is the very essence of man.

Desire is the very essence of man.

It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud and imagine...

It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud and imagine...

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand...

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand...

We feel and know that we are eternal.

We feel and know that we are eternal.

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.

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.

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.

Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.

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...