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17 ideas
17220 | Self-satisfaction is the highest thing for which we can hope [Spinoza] |
4851 | Reason demands nothing contrary to nature, and so it demands self-love [Spinoza] |
4852 | Both virtue and happiness are based on the preservation of one's own being [Spinoza] |
17210 | All virtue is founded on self-preservation [Spinoza] |
21871 | The more we strive for our own advantage, the more virtuous we are [Spinoza] |
17214 | To act virtuously is to act rationally [Spinoza] |
4856 | To live according to reason is to live according to the laws of human nature [Spinoza] |
17221 | A man ignorant of himself is ignorant of all of the virtues [Spinoza] |
7903 | The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna] |
17225 | In a free man, choosing flight can show as much strength of mind as fighting [Spinoza] |
17218 | People who live according to reason should avoid pity [Spinoza] |
17219 | A person unmoved by either reason or pity to help others is rightly called 'inhuman' [Spinoza] |
4857 | Pity is a bad and useless thing, as it is a pain, and rational people perform good deeds without it [Spinoza] |
17223 | Pity is not a virtue, but at least it shows a desire to live uprightly [Spinoza] |
17228 | Rational people judge money by needs, and live contented with very little [Spinoza] |
4853 | Rational people are self-interested, but also desire the same goods for other people [Spinoza] |
4858 | A rational person will want others to have the goods he seeks for himself [Spinoza] |