I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

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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,...

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...

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,...

How would it be possible if salvation were ready to our hand, and could without...

How would it be possible if salvation were ready to our hand, and could without...

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

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 exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

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.

Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and...

Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and...

Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.

Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.

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,...

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

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...

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...

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...

Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

Desire is the very essence of man.

Desire is the very essence of man.

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...

The definition of woman's work is shitwork

The definition of woman's work is shitwork

Women are always eagerly on the lookout for any emotion

Women are always eagerly on the lookout for any emotion