He whose honor depends on the opinion of the mob must day by day strive with the greatest anxiety, act and scheme in order to retain his reputation. For the mob is varied and inconsistent, and therefore if a reputation is not carefully preserved it dies quickly.
Baruch SpinozaSurely human affairs would be far happier if the power in men to be silent were the same as that to speak. But experience more than sufficiently teaches that men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues.
Baruch SpinozaAll happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
Baruch SpinozaHatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other hand be destroyed by love.
Baruch Spinoza