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Biography - Baruch Spinoza:

Dutch philosopher.
Born: 1632 - Died: 1677
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: Netherlands
Netherlands

Doubt always arises from the fact that things are investigated without order.



Translation

Translation

(German, French)



German
Der Zweifel entsteht immer daraus, dass man die Dinge nicht der Ordnung nach erforscht.

French
Le doute naît toujours de ce que les choses sont étudiées sans ordre.




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Human wisdom consists in a knowledge of the order in which it is profitable to know things;




Quotes for: doubt


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Quotes about doubt:


Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.





We know accurately only when we know little; with knowledge, doubt increases.





To be, or not to be, that is the question.





When in doubt, follow the suit of the wise and prudent.





But the most beautiful of all doubts
Is when the downtrodden and despondent raise their heads and
Stop believing in the strength
Of their oppressors.






If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.











Quotes for: thing


Quotes

Quotes about thing:


Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.





He is fortunate who had been able to learn the causes of things.





There are certain things that we hide in order to reveal them.





Conformity of the intellect to the things.





It is valid to conclude from actuality to possibility, but not from possibility to actuality.
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The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.











Quotes

Quotes for: order


We adore chaos because we love to produce order.





The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.





Beware of anyone who wants to order things. To regulate is always to make oneself master of the others by hampering them.





Order does not create life.





The order and connection of the thought is identical to with the order and connection of the things.





Everything is ordered in things once and for all, with as much order and agreement as possible.







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Baruch Spinoza also said...


I have laboured carefully, not to mock, lament, or execrate, but to understand human actions.





All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.





Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.





Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.





Joy is the transition of man from a less to a greater perfection.





Humility is not a virtue; that is, it does not arise from reason.












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