Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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Elections have consequences, and at the end of the day, I won. So I think on that one I trump you.
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Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography.
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The way I run my business seems to be easier than the way I run my life.
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
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It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
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Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.
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If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
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Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
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Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.
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The lack of money is the root of all evil.
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A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.
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The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
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Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.
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The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.
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There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.
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I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.
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The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.
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Each and every one of us is a leader. Some of us just don't know it yet.
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Show me the man who keeps his house in hand, He's fit for public authority.
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We love peace, as we abhor pusillanimity; but not peace at any price.
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No matter how sad we might be, the universe is still planning our happiness.
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In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort to divine authority, as otherwise his laws would not have been accepted by the people; for there are many good laws, the importance of which is known to be the sagacious lawgiver, but the reasons for which are not sufficiently evident to enable him to persuade others to submit to them; and therefore do wise men, for the purpose of removing this difficulty, resort to divine authority.
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In the mind there is no absolute or free will.
