We feel and know that we are eternal.

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

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Desire is the very essence of man

Desire is the very essence of man

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,...

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

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

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,...

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.

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...

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.

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

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

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,...

None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the...

None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the...

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

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

Desire is the very essence of man.

Desire is the very essence of man.

Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.

Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.

Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.

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.

I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn...

I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn...

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...

It is nothing short of a miracle that modern methods of instruction have not yet...

It is nothing short of a miracle that modern methods of instruction have not yet...

For every mountain there is a miracle.

For every mountain there is a miracle.