Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words. Baruch Spinoza
The more we understand individual things, the more we understand God. Baruch Spinoza
There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope. Baruch Spinoza
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. Baruch Spinoza
The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak. Baruch Spinoza
True virtue is life under the direction of reason. Baruch Spinoza
Fame has also this great drawback, that if we pursue it, we must direct our lives so as to please the fancy of men. Baruch Spinoza
There is no such thing as free will. The mind is induced to wish this or that by some cause and that cause is determined by another cause, and so on back to infinity. Baruch Spinoza
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free. Baruch Spinoza