We feel and know that we are eternal.

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

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We feel and know that we are eternal

We feel and know that we are eternal

Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.

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...

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...

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

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,...

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...

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

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...

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.

Desire is the very essence of man

Desire is the very essence of man

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

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

Self-complacency is pleasure accompanied by the idea of oneself as cause.

Self-complacency is pleasure accompanied by the idea of oneself as cause.

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...

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.

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.

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

Desire is the very essence of man.

Desire is the very essence of man.