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

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

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,...

Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

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...

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

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.

Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

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.

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

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,...

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...

One and the same thing can at the same time be good, bad, and indifferent,...

One and the same thing can at the same time be good, bad, and indifferent,...

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...

All noble things are as difficult as they are rare.

All noble things are as difficult as they are rare.

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...

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,...

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.

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,...