He who hates anyone will endeavor to do him an injury, unless he fears that a greater injury will thereby accrue to himself; on the other hand, he who loves anyone will, by the same law, seek to benefit him.
Baruch SpinozaIt 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 SpinozaHe, who knows how to distinguish between true and false, must have an adequate idea of true and false.
Baruch SpinozaThe greater emotion with which we conceive a loved object to be affected toward us, the greater will be our complacency.
Baruch Spinoza