Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

Topics: Desire Quotes, Mankind Quotes, Words Quotes

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...

Fame has also this great drawback, that if we pursue it, we must direct our...

Fame has also this great drawback, that if we pursue it, we must direct our...

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

Desire is the essence of a man.

Desire is the essence of a man.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.

Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.

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...

We feel and know that we are eternal.

We feel and know that we are eternal.

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,...

All noble things are as difficult as they are rare.

All noble things are as difficult as they are rare.

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,...

All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we...

All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we...

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

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

Your folks are like God because you want to know they're out there and you...

Your folks are like God because you want to know they're out there and you...

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.