Baruch Spinoza

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.

It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.