Philosophy Quote by Baruch Spinoza — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Of all the things that are beyond my power, I value nothing more highly than to be allowed the honor of entering into bonds of friendship with people who sincerely love truth. For, of things beyond our power, I believe there is nothing in the world which we can love with tranquility except such men.”

“It is the part of a wise man, I say, to refresh and restore himself in moderation with pleasant food and drink, with scents, with the beauty of green plants, with decoration, music, sports, the theater, and other things of this kind, which anyone can use without injury to another.”

“In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.”

“He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason”

“whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be, or be conceived”

“I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of the peace.”

“When we move, we are in a way de-structured by our movement”

“Many little people, in little places, doing little things, can change the world.”

“Subjectivity is strange to Science, while Relativity is an objective part of it.”

“No birth happens without pain.”

“The things that pose the greatest threats to your survival are the most real things.”

“I tell you as well as myself: what we see with our own eyes is nothing other than a cloud concealing what we should perceive with our inner sight, while what we listen to with our ears is merely a ringing sound disturbing what we should understand with our hearts. When we see a man being taken to prion by a police officer let us not hasten to assume he is a wrong-doer. When we see a corpse, and a man standing beside it with bloodstained hands, let us not conclude that this is a victim and his assassin. When we hear one man singing and another lamenting, let us ascertain which one of the two is truly happy.”