There is no fear without some hope, and no hope without some fear... by Baruch Spinoza

There is no fear without some hope, and no hope without some fear.

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It is usually the case with most men that their nature is so constituted that they pity those who fare badly and envy those who fare well.

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Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be, or be c... by Baruch Spinoza

Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be, or be conceived.

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True virtue is life under the direction of reason. by Baruch Spinoza

True virtue is life under the direction of reason.

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Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. by Baruch Spinoza

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.

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Men would never be superstitious, if they could govern all their circumstances by set rules, or if they were always favoured by fortune: but being frequently driven into straits where rules are useless, and being often kept fluctuating pitiably between hope and fear by the uncertainty of fortune's greedily coveted favours, they are consequently for the most part, very prone to credulity.

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Reality and perfection are synonymous. by Baruch Spinoza

Reality and perfection are synonymous.

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The eternal wisdom of God ... has shown itself forth in all things, but chiefly in the mind of man, and most of all in Jesus Christ.

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Minds are not conquered by force, but by love and high-mindedness... by Baruch Spinoza

Minds are not conquered by force, but by love and high-mindedness.

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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward. by Baruch Spinoza

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

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Desire is the very essence of man by Baruch Spinoza

Desire is the very essence of man

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Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they ha... by Baruch Spinoza

Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they have no claws.

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.... we are a part of nature as a whole, whose order we follow. by Baruch Spinoza

.... we are a part of nature as a whole, whose order we follow.

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Nature offers nothing that can be called this man's rather than another's; but under nature everything belongs to all.

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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.

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All is One (Nature, God) by Baruch Spinoza

All is One (Nature, God)

A miracle signifies nothing more than an event... the cause of which cannot be explained by another familiar instance, or.... which the narrator is unable to explain.

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True piety for the universe but no time for religions made for ma... by Baruch Spinoza

True piety for the universe but no time for religions made for man's convenience.

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Hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other h... by Baruch Spinoza

Hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other hand be destroyed by love.

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Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others. by Baruch Spinoza

Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.

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Ceremonies are no aid to blessedness. by Baruch Spinoza

Ceremonies are no aid to blessedness.

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