Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. Baruch Spinoza War
Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character. Baruch Spinoza Strength
For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. Baruch Spinoza Peace
The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak. Baruch Spinoza Men
One and the same thing can at the same time be good, bad, and indifferent, e.g., music is good to the melancholy, bad to those who mourn, and neither good nor bad to the deaf. Baruch Spinoza Music
To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole. Baruch Spinoza Society
It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud and imagine himself pleasing to all when he is in reality a universal nuisance. Baruch Spinoza Imagination
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free. Baruch Spinoza Learning
All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love. Baruch Spinoza Happiness