Quote of Baruch Spinoza - Desire is the essence of a...
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
Desire is the essence of a man.
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(German, French)
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Quotes for: Desire
My third maxim was to try always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and to alter my desires rather than change the order of the world.
This is that human freedom, which all boast that they possess, and which consists solely in the fact, that men are conscious of their own desire, but are ignorant of the causes whereby that desire has been determined.
We must observe that in each one of us there are two ruling and leading principles, which we follow whithersoever they lead; one is the innate desire for pleasures, the other an acquired opinion which strives for the best. These two sometimes agree within us and are sometimes in strife; and sometimes one, and sometimes the other has the greater power.
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Quotes for: essence
The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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