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

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

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...

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.

Desire is the essence of a man.

Desire is the essence of a man.

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...

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.

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...

If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.

If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.

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...

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

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 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...

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.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

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,...

We feel and know that we are eternal

We feel and know that we are eternal

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...

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 highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

Language is clumsy, understanding is subjective, religion is obstructive. We must rise above these obstacles...

Language is clumsy, understanding is subjective, religion is obstructive. We must rise above these obstacles...