Baruch Spinoza

Holland
24 Nov 1632 // 21 Feb 1677
Philosopher

Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it.

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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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