Baruch Spinoza
(5 quotes)
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Baruch Spinoza: Learn for understanding
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Baruch Spinoza: Human actions
I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Baruch Spinoza: Peace
For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
Thursday Jul 1, 2021
Baruch Spinoza: The struggle to live
The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing. Instead, surrender to what is real within you, for that alone is sure....you are above everything distressing.
Monday Sep 9, 2019
Baruch Spinoza about crying and indignancy
Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.