There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

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Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

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...

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...

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.

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...

All noble things are as difficult as they are rare.

All noble things are as difficult as they are rare.

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

We feel and know that we are eternal

We feel and know that we are eternal

Music is good to the melancholy, bad to those who mourn, and neither good nor...

Music is good to the melancholy, bad to those who mourn, and neither good nor...

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

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...

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...

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

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.

Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.