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

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward

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...

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,...

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

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

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

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...

True virtue is life under the direction of reason.

True virtue is life under the direction of reason.

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

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

So long as a man imagines that he cannot do this or that, so long...

So long as a man imagines that he cannot do this or that, so long...

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find...

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find...

When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no...

When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no...