I do not know how to teach philosophy without beco... -Baruch Spinoza

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

Baruch Spinoza , Philosopher
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Baruch Spinoza, often referred to simply as Spinoza, was a philosopher of the 17th century. Known for his rationalist and pantheistic views, he made significant contributions to philosophy, ethics, and political thought, challenging traditional ideas and laying the groundwork for Enlightenment thinking and modern philosophical discourse.

Baruch Spinoza Quotes to Explore

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice....
If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil....
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words....
The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak....
Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious....
There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope....
Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear....
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....
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 ...
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....

Religion Quotes to Explore

A lot of people have questioned how yoga and their own spiritual beliefs can come together. Yoga actually pre-dates religion....
It is commonly said and known that each civilization has its own religion. Now my claim is that if we look deeper, the different civilizations were br...
Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a man dying in a devastating, disgraceful, hel...
Religion is compulsory in English schools, you know....
So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma....
You know, religion itself, Eastern and Western, is divisive and quarrelsome anyway....
The concept of God in America is very different than it is in England. Because we see the horrendous outcome of religion as being an American thing, i...
As a child, the conversations that I liked to have with my friends - or with anyone, for that matter - were always about religion....
I have no message of hate. I do not attack any religion. I just preach Jesus....
To get people to do needed things is the perennial hard task of government, not to mention of religion and philosophy....