It is not possible that we should remember that we existed before our body, for our can bear no trace of such existence, neither can eternity be defined in terms of time or have any relation to time. But notwithstanding, we feel and know that we are eternal.
Baruch SpinozaNature offers nothing that can be called this man's rather than another's; but under nature everything belongs to all.
Baruch SpinozaIt 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.
Baruch Spinoza