Music 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... Baruch Spinoza 11
Beauty I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. Only in relation to our imagination can things be... Baruch Spinoza 15
Natur Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate in a particular manner by the necessity of the divine... Baruch Spinoza 14
Natur Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd. Baruch Spinoza 13
Peace 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 15
Peace Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. Baruch Spinoza 12
Freedom Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts. Baruch Spinoza 12
