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Baruch Spinoza

A rationalist philosopher who identified God with Nature, arguing that human freedom comes from knowing universal laws and mastering one's passions.

Frases de Baruch Spinoza

  • “God and Nature are one and the same.”
    Filosófico
  • “Happiness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself.”
    Sabedoria
  • “Not to laugh, not to lament, nor to detest, but to understand.”
    Filosófico
  • “A free man thinks of nothing less than of death, and his wisdom is a meditation not on death, but on life.”
    Reflexão
  • “Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue that springs from force of character.”
    Reflexão
  • “The object of government is, in reality, liberty.”
    Crítica social
  • “All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.”
    Motivacional
  • “The more we understand individual things, the more we understand God.”
    Filosófico
  • “Fear cannot be without hope, nor hope without fear.”
    Filosófico
  • “He who loves God cannot strive that God should love him in return.”
    Filosófico
  • “Desire is the very essence of man.”
    Filosófico
  • “Understanding is the beginning of approval.”
    Reflexão Intelectual
  • “No one knows what the body is capable of.”
    Teoria do Conhecimento
  • “The human mind is part of the infinite intellect of God.”
    Metafísica
  • “The will and the intellect are one and the same.”
    Psicologia Filosófica
  • “All determination is negation.”
    Lógica
  • “The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.”
    Ética Comportamental
  • “The soul is not a kingdom within a kingdom.”
    Crítica Filosófica
  • “Those who are governed by reason desire nothing for themselves which they do not also desire for others.”
    Ética e Política
  • “In a free state, every man can think what he wants and say what he thinks.”
    Política

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