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

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

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Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason...

Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason...

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

We feel and know that we are eternal.

We feel and know that we are eternal.

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.

True virtue is life under the direction of reason.

True virtue is life under the direction of reason.

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

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

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

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

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

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate...

Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate...

The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.

The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.

Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.

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.