“ Men, in so far as they live in obedience to reason necessarily do only such things as are necessarily good for human nature, and consequently for each individual man. Baruch Spinoza
“ Spinoza says that if a stone which has been projected through the air, had consciousness, it would believe that it was moving of its own free will. I add this only, that the stone would be right. The… Arthur Schopenhauer
“ Hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other hand be destroyed by love. Baruch Spinoza
“ He who has a true idea simultaneously knows that he has a true idea, and cannot doubt of the truth of the thing perceived. Baruch Spinoza
“ Hence I think it is that democracies change into aristocracies, and these at length into monarchies,' people at last prefer tyranny to chaos. Equality of power is an unstable condition; men are by nat… Will Durant
“ Falsity consists in the privation of knowledge, which inadequate, fragmentary, or confused ideas involve. Baruch Spinoza
“ The good which every man, who follows after virtue, desires for himself he will also desire for other men... Baruch Spinoza
“ We are tossed about by external causes in many ways, and like waves driven by contrary winds, we waver and are unconscious of the issue and our fate.' We think we are most ourselves when we are most p… Will Durant
