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Nature abhors a vacuum. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Man is a social animal. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677It 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 · 1677God and all the attributes of God are eternal. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Pride is therefore pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677He who would distinguish the true from the false must have an adequate idea of what is true and false. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677All 9 quotes →