Quote of Baruch Spinoza - Happiness is a virtue, not its...
Biography - Baruch Spinoza:
Dutch philosopher.
Born: 1632 - Died: 1677
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: Netherlands
Born: 1632 - Died: 1677
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: Netherlands
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Recommend virtue to your children it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience.
Quotes about happiness:
Happiness is not easily won; it is hard to find it in ourselves and impossible to find it elsewhere.
Quotes about virtue:
Virtue is harder to be got than knowledge of the world; and, if lost in a young man, is seldom recovered.
Baruch Spinoza also said...
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