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Nature of God2 quotes
God and all the attributes of God are eternal. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677God, or in other words, Nature. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Bragging and boasting1 quote
It therefore comes to pass that everyone is fond of relating his own exploits and displaying the strength both of his body and his mind, and that men are on this account a nuisance one to the other. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Fear1 quote
Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Freedom1 quote
If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677God1 quote
God, or in other words, Nature. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677God and nature1 quote
God, or in other words, Nature. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Good and evil1 quote
If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Hope1 quote
Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Human nature1 quote
If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Man as social animal1 quote
Man is a social animal. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Nature1 quote
Nature abhors a vacuum. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Nature of man1 quote
Man is a social animal. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Pantheism1 quote
God, or in other words, Nature. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Peace1 quote
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Pride1 quote
Pride is therefore pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Truth and falsehood1 quote
He who would distinguish the true from the false must have an adequate idea of what is true and false. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677What the world values1 quote
The things which...are esteemed as the greatest good of all…can be reduced to these three headings: to wit, Riches, Fame, and Pleasure. With those three the mind is so engrossed that it cannot scarcely think of any other good. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Yin and yang1 quote
Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677