If anyone conceives that he is loved by another, and believes that he has given no cause for such love, he will love that other in return.
Baruch SpinozaWhatever increases, decreases, limits or extends the body's power of action, increases decreases, limits, or extends the mind's power of action. And whatever increases, decreases, limits, or extends the mind's power of action, also increases, decreases, limits, or extends the body's power of action.
Baruch SpinozaThe 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.
Baruch SpinozaNothing in nature is by chance... Something appears to be chance only because of our lack of knowledge.
Baruch Spinoza