Baruch Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher of Sephardi/Portuguese origin. By laying the groundwork for the 18th-century Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism.
I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of the peace. Baruch Spinoza
I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of the peace.
In so far as the mind sees things in their eternal aspect, it participates in eternity. Baruch Spinoza
In so far as the mind sees things in their eternal aspect, it participates in eternity.
Happiness is not the reward of virtue, but is virtue itself; nor do we delight in happiness because we restrain from our lusts; but on the contrary, because we delight in it, therefore we are able to restrain them. Baruch Spinoza
Happiness is not the reward of virtue, but is virtue itself; nor do we delight in happiness because we restrain from our lusts; but on the contrary, because we delight in it, therefore we are able to restrain them.
When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master. Baruch Spinoza
When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope. Baruch Spinoza
There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.
No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides. Baruch Spinoza
No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past. Baruch Spinoza
If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare. Baruch Spinoza
Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare.
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward. Baruch Spinoza
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing. Baruch Spinoza
The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing.
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free. Baruch Spinoza
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
Do not weep. Do not wax indignant. Understand. Baruch Spinoza
Do not weep. Do not wax indignant. Understand.
