The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

Topics: Men And Women Quotes

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

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,...

Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

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...

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Desire is the essence of a man.

Desire is the essence of a man.

All noble things are as difficult as they are rare.

All noble things are as difficult as they are rare.

Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be, or be conceived.

Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be, or be conceived.

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.

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.

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...

Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and...

Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and...

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...

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...

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...

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

Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it...

Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it...

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.