So long as a man imagines that he cannot do this or that, so long as he is determined not to do it; and consequently so long as it is impossible to him that he should do it. Baruch Spinoza determineimagineimpossible Change image and share on social
Will and intellect are one and the same thing. Baruch Spinoza intellectthing Change image and share on social
Sin cannot be conceived in a natural state, but only in a civil state, where it is decreed by common consent what is good or bad. Baruch Spinoza badcivilcommon Change image and share on social
None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not. Baruch Spinoza flatteryproud Change image and share on social
Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate in a particular manner by the necessity of the divine nature. Baruch Spinoza conditioncontingentdivine Change image and share on social
All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love. Baruch Spinoza attachdependhappiness Change image and share on social
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward. Baruch Spinoza happinessrewardvirtue Change image and share on social
I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them. Baruch Spinoza actionbewailceaseless Change image and share on social
God is the indwelling and not the transient cause of all things. Baruch Spinoza godindwelthing Change image and share on social
