God is the indwelling and not the transient cause of all things.

— Baruch Spinoza

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

— Baruch Spinoza

Hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other hand be destroyed by love.

— Baruch Spinoza

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason

— Baruch Spinoza

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

— Baruch Spinoza

He who has a true idea simultaneously knows that he has a true idea, and cannot doubt of the truth of the thing perceived.

— Baruch Spinoza

He who, while unacquainted with these writings, nevertheless knows by the natural light that there is a God having the attributes we have recounted, and who also pursues a true way of life, is altogether blessed.

— Baruch Spinoza

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

— Baruch Spinoza

I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.

— Baruch Spinoza

I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of the peace.

— Baruch Spinoza