Sin cannot be conceived in a natural state, but only in a civil state, where it is decreed by common consent what is good or bad

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

Topics: Sin Quotes

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,...

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.

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

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

All noble things are as difficult as they are rare.

All noble things are as difficult as they are rare.

Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

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.

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

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

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

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

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