Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be, or be conceived. Baruch Spinoza conceivegodwhatsoever Change image and share on social
The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak. Baruch Spinoza capacityhappyman 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
One and the same thing can at the same time be good, bad, and indifferent, e.g., music is good to the melancholy, bad to those who mourn, and neither good nor bad to the deaf. Baruch Spinoza baddeafgood Change image and share on social
If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil. Baruch Spinoza bearconceptionevil Change image and share on social
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free. Baruch Spinoza activityattainfree Change image and share on social
Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself. Baruch Spinoza blessednessrewardvirtue 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
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
The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue. Baruch Spinoza basisendeavorunderstand Change image and share on social
