“ All laws which can be violated without doing any one any injury are laughed at. Nay, so far are they from doing anything to control the desires and passions of men that, on the contrary, they direct a… Baruch Spinoza
“ I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion. Baruch Spinoza
“ Those who know the true use of money, and regulate the measure of wealth according to their needs, live contented with few things. Baruch Spinoza
“ Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious. Baruch Spinoza
“ Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone. Baruch Spinoza
“ To be what we are and to become what we are capable of becoming is the only end of life. Baruch Spinoza
“ The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak. Baruch Spinoza
“ All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love. 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
