It is sure that those are most desirous of honour or glory who cry out loudest of its abuse and the vanity of the world.
Baruch SpinozaThe mind can only imagine anything, or remember what is past, while the body endures.
Baruch SpinozaMen are mistaken in thinking themselves free; their opinion is made up of consciousness of their own actions, and ignorance of the causes by which they are determined.
Baruch Spinoza